Honey Nut Oatmeal Cookies

Submitted by love2cookhate2bake

"Lightly sweet, soft baked oatmeal cookies. I liked this recipe because I was searching for a way to bake with less refined sugar while keeping a good flavor and texture. It took some tweeking to get the wet/dry ratio and cooking temp. down. Try with dried fruits if you like."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 20-28 cookies
• Serves: 20-28

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup raw honey
• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 1⁄2 cups old fashioned oats
• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup walnut pieces
• 1⁄2 cup shredded coconut
• 1⁄4 cup dark brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, blend

directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Beat together brown sugar with wet ingredients in one bowl using an electric hand mixer. Mixture won't cream together, but mix as thoroughly as you can.
3. In another bowl combine your dry ingredients and mix well.
4. Fold wet ingredients into your dry ingredients until well combined and moistened. I use a spatula since mixture gets very sticky.
5. Chill dough for 20 minutes before spooning onto a cookie sheet. Cookies do not spread while cooking, so you'll want to flatten them with a fork.
6. Bake cookies for about 10-15 minutes depending on size. They should be done when they are light brown around the edges. Be careful not to overbake.