Fruit-And-Oat Jumbles

Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup stick margarine, softened
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup quick-cooking oats
- 1 cup whole-wheat flake cereal (such as Wheaties)
- 1/4 cup toasted wheat germ
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
- Vegetable cooking spray

Directions:
- Cream the sugar and margarine at medium speed of a mixer until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes). Add molasses, vanilla, and egg; beat well. Combine flour, oats, cereal, wheat germ, and baking soda; stir well. Gradually add to creamed mixture, beating well. Stir in cranberries and apricots.
- Drop the dough by level tablespoons onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes; let cool on pans 1 minute. Remove from pans; let cool completely on wire racks.