Healthy Honey/Oatmeal Cookies

This week, I had the opportunity to talk to a group of women about how to fit clean eating and excercise into their busy lives and why it's so important to do so. Since we, as moms, need to indulge sometimes and still feel like we're eating right, I handed out recipes and samples of my favorite healthy cookies. To my surprise, they were really well-recieved. Give 'em a try and let me know what you think:)

Dry Ingredients:

-1 C whole wheat flour
-1 1/2 C large flake rolled oats
-1/2 t baking soda
-1/2 t baking powder
-1/2 t salt
-1-3 T cinnamon
-1/2 t nutmeg

Wet Ingredients:

-1/2 C honey
-1/2 C applesauce (corn oil can be used if you really want to)
-1 T molasses
-1 egg
-1 t vanilla

Xtra Ingredients:

-1/2-1 C raisins
-1/2-1 C chopped walnuts

Prep:

1. In a large bowl, mix dry ingredients.
2. In a medium bowl, mix wet ingredients. Hint- When measuring honey and molasses, spray your measuring cup/spoon with Pam to prevent sticking:)
3. Combine the wet mixture into the dry mixture until well-blended. Add the raisins and walnuts and mix.
4. Cool the mixture in the fridge for 20-30 minutes.
5. Preheat oven to 335*. (lower temperature is to prevent burning from the honey)
6. Drop cooled dough by teaspoonful onto baking sheets. Press down with a fork to ensure even baking.
7. Bake for about 15-20 minutes or until golden at the bottom of the cookie.
*These cookies freeze very well:) Pin It