Dessert Recipes : Blueberry & White Chocolate Chunk Ginger Cookies

Servings: about 2 dozen cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 each large egg
3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/3 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup oats , quick-cooking or old-fashioned (not instant)
2 ounces white chocolate , chopped
1/3 cup dried blueberries (see Tips)
1/4 cup crystallized ginger , chopped (see Tips)

Position racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 375°F.

Whisk flour, wheat germ, baking soda, salt and ground ginger in a small bowl. Whisk egg, brown sugar, oil and vanilla in a large bowl. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients; stir to combine. Add oats, chocolate, blueberries and crystallized ginger; stir just to combine. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto 2 ungreased baking sheets, 1 1/2 inches apart.

Bake the cookies until puffed and barely golden around the edges, switching the pans back to front and top to bottom halfway through, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on the pans for 2 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 1 month.

Tips : Dried cranberries or cherries will also work in place of blueberries; all can be found, along with crystallized ginger, in the baking, dried fruit or produce sections of many supermarkets and natural-foods stores.