School Bus Cookies by Mel's Mom

I emailed my mom last night to ask for some recipes from the Harrowsmith Cookbook, and she replied with one of my favorite recipes from childhood! My sister and I loved these cookies. Thanks Mom!!

Her email as follows:

The recipe that comes to mind immediately is the one for School Bus Cookies. I used to make that one all the time for you because they were so yummy and were also nutritious containing wheat germ, oat bran and other things with names kids would think disgusting.

I think they are on page 273 unless that is the page for banana bread. By the way if you ever see another copy of Volume #1 book let me know. The binding is starting to break on mine and it is going to start falling apart. The other volumes are like new because every time I looked for a recipe when wondering what to do with ingredients I had on hand, Volume One always had the recipe of choice. If you need any of the recipes I used let me know and I will send them to you.
Mom

School Bus Cookies (Source: Harrowsmith Cookbook Volume One)

1 1/2 cups butter
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3/4 cup bran
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup finely chopped dates
3/4 cup wheat germ

Cream butter, sugar and eggs. Sift in flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Then stir in bran, oats, dates, and wheat germ. Mix well and drop onto cookie sheet from spoon.
Bake at 375 F for 10 - 12 minutes.
If you want softer, chewier cookies, let dough stand for 1/2 hour before baking.