TWD Rewind: Granola Grabbers

I have always, always like the spring semester more than the fall semester. Why? Summer vacation, duh. *I heart summertime* (with or without the vacation). However, it's so much easier to lock yourself in the library when it's freezing cold and dark outside. It's much harder now that the nice weather has arrived. I'm dying to play outside but I have pages and pages calling my name. My usual writing papers routine involves lots and lots of peanut M&M's but I really wanted to try to be a little . . . a leetle bit . . . better about my study snacks. I thought that this would be a perfect time to try the Granola Grabbers. Something about my brain just requires a steady stream of snacks while I'm writing. Good for the brain . . . bad for the behind.


Now, I have some lingering childhood issues with wheat germ because my dad used to sneak it into our pancakes and waffles when I was little. Never content with success, he increased the amount of wheat germ each time until my brother and I would taste the waffles and push away our plates and "eewwww, there's wheat germ in these! Blech!" I think that we even got to the point where there was sight recognition of the wheat germ. However, I needed wheat germ to make some bread and some granola so there's no harm in putting it in these cookies, right? Absolutely not. It turns out that in moderation, a little bit of wheat germ is a good thing.

These cookies are a cinch to put together. They sort of remind me of the compost cookies that are making their way around the blogosphere right now just because there are so many different components. I made 1/2 without fruit and only nuts because Dudley doesn't like fruit in his dessert and then I made the other 1/2 with dried cherries because I don't like raisins! When I got out the dried cherries I noticed the chocolate chips and decided to throw some of those in, too. The cookies have salted, roasted peanuts and the rest of my marcona almonds in them. And, they're delicious! The chocolate cherry version beats the plain version hands down. I loved them . . . and now they're all gone. What's a girl to do?

If you'd like the recipe, check out Bad Girl Baking or you can find it in Baking From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan.