Healthy (yummy) Oatmeal Cookies

**I made these a few days ago for some friends and we all loved them! You can make them more or less healthier depending on what you're going for. Also, the website where this came from is great (see bottom of post)!

Ingredients:

Dry ingredients

1 cup whole wheat flour (a pinch more depending on the moisture of the mix)
1 1/2 cups of Large Flake Rolled Oats (smaller flake is ok too)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp Cinnamon (or more depending on your preferences)
1/2 tsp Nutmeg (optional)

Wet ingredients

1/2 cup honey (I used 1/4 honey, 1/4 brown sugar)
1/2 cup oil (I used 1/4 oil, 1/4 applesauce)
1 Tablespoon Molasses or syrup (I didn't include either though)
1 egg (beat with 1 Tbsp Water)
1 tsp Vanilla (I added a little more than this)

Yummy ingredients

1/2 cup raisins (or more depending on preference!)
1/2 cup walnuts (I omitted this because I didn't have any!)

Preparation:
1. In a large bowl, mix all the dry ingredients together.

2. In a medium bowl, mix all the wet ingredients together. Hint: when measuring out the honey, spray the measuring cup with oil or baking spray--your honey won't stick).

3. Mix the wet stuff with the dry stuff. Add the raisins and walnuts and mix. If the mixture seems too wet, add a bit of flour. If it isn't binding together very well, you may wish to add an egg white.

4. COOL the mix for 20 minutes in the fridge.

5. Preheat the oven to 335 degrees (lower temperature due to the honey in the recipe which will burn more easily).

6. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto your (greased) baking sheet

7. Bake for about 15 - 20 minutes or until golden on the bottom of the cookie. The cookies freeze very well and make a great snack! Enjoy.


**Also, if your dough is dry, you can add an egg white to moisten it. If it is too wet, add a pinch more flour.


--Taken from: http://www.wholegraingourmet.com/recipes/43-cookies/58-healthy-oatmeal-cookies.html/recipes/43-cookies/58-healthy-oatmeal-cookies.html?start=0

Irresistible Graham Cracker Cookies

*So, I made these last night because I was super curious....and, they did not disappoint. However, they were super sweet. It kind of reminded me of a waffle cone!

1 1/2 cups Honey Graham Crackers, finely crushed
1/2 cup all purpose flour (I used whole wheat ; )
2 tsp. baking powder
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (I just used 1 cup)
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup flaked coconut (optional...which I didn't use)
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions:

To make graham cracker crumbs: Place graham cracker squares into a large plastic bag, and using a rolling pin, crush crackers into finely crushed crumbs to make 1 1/2 cups.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a medium bowl, mix together graham cracker crumbs, flour, and baking powder.

In another mixing bowl, beat sweetened condensed milk and softened butter until smooth. Add vanilla extract. Add crumb mixture and stir utnil smooth.

Add chocolate chips, nuts, and coconut. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Let cool for 5 minutes, and then move to a wire rack to cool completely.

Yield: 4 to 5 dozen (though, it only made 3 dozen for me!)




--Taken from: Kroger Honey Graham Box

Apple Cheese Pleasers

3/4 cup flour
2/3 cup butter (soft)
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cup oatmeal
1 cup shredded cheese
3/4 cup raisins
1 cup chopped apples

Ungreased cookie sheet
Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes
Makes 2 dozen.

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