Categories: Cookies 
      Yield: 36 servings 
  
    2/3 c  Soft margarine 
      1 c  Brown sugar, packed 
      1    Egg, slightly beaten 
      1 tb Water 
      1 c  Whole-wheat flour 
      1 c  Oat bran 
    1/4 c  Wheat germ 
      1 ts Baking soda 
      1 ts Baking powder 
      1 c  Chopped dates or raisins 
    1/2 c  Chop.nuts, coconut,choc.chip 
  
  In large bowl, cream margarine, brown sugar, egg and water together 
  thoroughly.  Add dry ingredients, mix well.  Stir in dates or raisins and 
  nuts (or choc. chips or coconut) if using. 
   
  Drop batter by spoonfuls onto lightly greased baking sheets; flatten 
  slightly with a floured fork.  Bake in 350F oven for 10 minutes or until 
  light golden.  Makes about 3 dozen cookies. 
   
  Per cookie made with coconut: 97 cal, 4 g fat, 8 mg cholesterol, 64 mg 
  sodium, 1 g protein, 14 g carbohydrate 
   
  Two cookies: 1 starch choice, 1 fruit, 2 fat 
   
  Source:  The Lighthearted Cookbook by Anne Lindsay 1988 Heart & Stroke 
  Foundation of Ontario Shared & tested (YUM!) by Elizabeth Rodier Sept 93