Oatmeal Ginger Crunch Cookies (Linda)

Ingredients
1 1/2 C. Oatmeal
1 1/2 C. Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
1/2 tea. Sea Salt
1 tea. Non-aluminum Baking Powder
1 C. Currants (or other dried fruit berries)
1 C. Walnuts, toasted and coarsly chopped
1/2 C. Canola or light Walnut Oil
1/2 C. Barley Malt or pure Maple Syrup
Zest of one Orange, minced
1/2 C. Orange Juice
1 tea. Vanilla
1 Tbl. fresh Ginger, peeled and grated
Optional - Candied Ginger to taste

Instructions
1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly oil a baking sheet or line it with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients. In a smaller bowl, whisk together wet ingredients. Stir into the dry ingredients.
3. Transfer heaping tablespoons of dough onto baking sheet. Flatten cookies with the back of a fork to make 3 or 4 inch round shapes. Dip fork in juice to keep it from sticking.
4. Bake cookies until edges and undersides are golden, approximately 15-20 minutes. Makes 1 dozen.