Early Morning Cookies

Total Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/4 cup butter, melted and cooled
• 1 cup grated carrot
• 1 cup walnuts
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup dried apricot, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup dates, chopped
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup oats
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 1/2 cups cheerios toasted oat cereal or 1 1/2 cups other ring-shaped oat cereal

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 beat together eggs, honey and butter until well blended.
• 3 stir in carrot, nuts and fruits.
• 4 in another bowl, mix together dry ingredients.
• 5 add flour mix and cereal to fruit mix, and stir until well mixed.
• 6 shape dough into balls about the size of two tablespoons.
• 7 place about 1 inch apart on ungreased 15 x 12-inch baking sheets.
• 8 bake for about 15 minutes or until firm when lightly pressed.
• 9 cool on racks; serve warm or let cool.
• 10 store airtight.
• 11 chill up to one week; freeze to store longer.