Honey Oatmeal Cookies with Dark Chocolate Chips

It's time to "Fill the Cookie Jar"! This month Cynthia gave the group a couple of options, one of which was "healthy".  I know I am not alone in trying to start the new year off with "healthy" goals in mind, so that was the cookie choice I went with. The first two recipes were NOT to my liking. In fact, one batch went directly to the chickens!  The second batch, Truckin' Man rejected as well, but I kept them around, they will work for dunking some day when the cookie craving has hit.

Thankfully, the third recipe was the charm! I found this recipe hidden in a stack of recipe newsletters that my Gram had saved from the late 70's to early 80's. Since Gram had saved them all these years, I new that there had be some amazing recipes tucked away in them. I found several little gems in themI did find several little gems. You may hear about more of them in the future :)

What I have brought for the "healthy" cookie is a Honey Oatmeal Cookie with Dark Chocolate. It may not be the healthiest cookie ever, but I liked the twist with the honey. And, I added some dark chocolate in, that's healthy right? And to kick it up another level, dried cherries! These were delicious. They were more "cakey" then I typically make my cookies, but all the flavors made them so enjoyable.

If you are interested in joining Fill The Cookie Jar group on facebook, fill out the form that can be found at Fill The Cookie Jar. Each month we bake a different theme for the cookie.
We bake, we share and we enjoy our cookies!

Honey Oatmeal Cookies with Dark Chocolate Chips

1 cup honey
2/3 cup butter, softened
2 eggs, beaten
2 cups oatmeal
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/8 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
1/3 cup dark chocolate chips
1/4 cup dried cherries  (raisins or dried cranberries would be great too!)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In large mixing bowl, cream honey, butter and eggs.  Cream until light in color.  In medium bowl, add both flours, baking soda, salt, and baking powder; whisk together.  Add dry ingredients to honey mixture, mixing until fully incorporated.  Add oatmeal and vanilla; stir.  Fold in chocolate chips and dried cherries.

Use a medium cookie scoop and drop dough onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the cookies are light golden. Cool for 5 minutes on baking sheet, then transfer to cooling rack. Cool completely. Store in airtight container.

Enjoy :)

Sharing this at:
Weekend Potluck
Finding the Pretty and Delicious 
In and Out of the Kitchen  
Treasure Box Tuesday