| 1. |
Combine whole wheat flour, baking soda, salt, allspice, cinnamon, and ginger. Stir well and set aside. |
| 2. |
Place eggs, vegetable oil, unsweetened apple sauce, and brown sugar in a large bowl and beat together well. |
| 3. |
Add orange zest, vanilla, oats, chopped almonds, and sunflower seeds and stir until well combined. |
| 4. |
Add flour mixture and stir until just combined; don't over-mix. |
| 5. |
Using a 1/4 cup of cookie dough at a time (or use a 1/4 cup ice cream scooper for ease) for each cookie, place rounded spoons of dough on a prepared cookie sheet. Press them down slightly with a fork to flatten. |
| 6. |
Bake for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Allow to cool on the cookie sheet before removing onto a cooling rack. |
| 7. |
Note: you can replace the cranberries with chocolate chips if you prefer as well as walnuts for the almonds. In addition, instead of 2 large eggs, save some calories and use 5 egg whites instead. |
