This recipe started out as Oatmeal Animal Crackers. I goofed up because I was using the original recipe and guessing what changes I had made. I was too lazy to check my post and see what the changes were. They ended up a goopy mess, so the second time around I made some changes that I thought would be good (still didn't check the correct recipe) and ended up with these awesome cookies. They are a little sweet, but it IS a cookie. If you wanted to cut back on the sugar, I'm sure you could cut it back to 1/4 cup without too much difference in taste.
The recipe:
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup whole white wheat flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 stick butter (1/2 cup)
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp vanilla1/4 cup honey
up to 1/4 cup water
up to 1/4 cup water
In a food processor, measure in the oats, flour and sugar. Pulse several times until the oats are ground up (it doesn't have to be a fine flour, but more ground than regular oatmeal). Cut cold butter into chunks in the processor and pulse until the mixture resembles crumbles. Add baking soda, salt and vanilla. Pulse a couple of times. Then turn the food processor on and drizzle in the honey followed by the water. It should make a somewhat sticky dough.
I used a mini scoop to make same-sized balls and rolled them in my hands to smooth them out. Place them on parchment paper or greased cookie sheet about 1 1/2" apart. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 8 minutes-10 minutes. Cool on the cookie sheet a couple minutes before transferring them to a cooking rack. Store in an air tight container once cooled.
UPDATE: I just made these cookies by subbing the honey for maple syrup. I'm not sure how many cookies I'll end up with because I keep eating the dough. They are THAT good!
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