Health Cookies

Yummy old fashioned "Health Cookies"

for the road.

We're taking a quick road trip down to Boston this week

and some of these cookies are coming along

to sustain us on the way!

The farmer has a two day conference

and I'm looking forward to the sights and sounds

of this lovely coastal city and a 5 star hotel!

I don't know exactly how healthy these cookies

really are,

but they have lots and lots of healthy ingredients

(except for the sugars course)   ;)

This recipe makes 4 dozen 2 3/4" cookies,

at least if you don't eat too much of the raw cookie batter while making them, that is!

Health Cookie Recipe:

These taste very similar to the ones we can buy from our local Guenther’s Bakery.  If you use real butter and fresh eggs you will not be dissappointed!

1 C. Butter

¾ C. Brown Sugar

1 tsp. Vanilla

¾ C. White Sugar

2 eggs slightly beaten

Cream together and add:

2 C. Whole Wheat Flour

1 tsp. Baking soda

1 tsp. Baking powder

½ tsp. Salt

Mix into butter mixture and add:

1 C. rolled oats

1 C. raisons

½ C. sunflower seeds (unsalted)

¼ C. chopped walnuts

1 C. coconut

¼ C. sesame seeds

¼ C. flax seeds

Mix well with wooden spoon.

Drop onto baking sheet - I used a cookie dough scoop which helps keep the cookies uniform in size. Bake at 325F for 12-18 minutes.  Adjust baking time according to thickness of batter.

Make sure you have lots of milk on hand 'cause these will be gobbled up quickly!

Till next time ................... thankful for a full cookie jar once again!