These sweet sugar cookies have an appealing cracked top and a chewy middle.

Makes 4 dozen cookies

ACTIVE TIME: 40 minutes

TOTAL TIME: 50 minutes

EASE OF PREPARATION: Easy

2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup whole-wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup canola oil
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat 3 baking sheets with cooking spray.
2. Stir together all-purpose and whole-wheat flours, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. Beat together brown sugar, butter, oil, eggs and vanilla in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until smooth, making sure no lumps of brown sugar remain, about 1 minute. Stir in the dry ingredients until completely blended. (The dough will be stiff.)
3. Divide the dough in half and press each half into a flat disk. Roll out one of the disks on a lightly floured surface to a 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out cookies with a 2-inch round cookie cutter, placing the cookies 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Repeat with the remaining dough. Press the scraps together and cut out additional cookies. Bake the cookies, one sheet at a time, until they are puffed in the middle and browned around the edges, 8 to 10 minutes. Let stand for about 2 minutes on the baking sheets, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

NUTRITION INFORMATION: Per cookie: 77 calories; 2 g fat (1 g sat, 1 g mono); 11 mg cholesterol; 13 g carbohydrate; 1 g protein; 0 g fiber; 89 mg sodium; 15 mg potassium.
1 Carbohydrate Serving
Exchanges: 1/2 starch, 1/2 other carbohydrate, 1/2 fat