Hearty Granola Cookies full of healthy stuff Recipe

Name: Hearty Granola Cookies full of healthy stuff
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 24 serving(s)
Ingredients: ½ cup butter or coconut oil; ¾ cup dark brown sugar; ¼ cup Crosby’s Fancy Molasses; ¼ cup honey or maple syrup; ¼ cup hot water; ¼ tsp. Salt; 2 tsp. vanilla; 3 cups old fashioned rolled oats (GF if necessary); 2/3 cup dried cranberries, raisins or currant; ½ cup toasted wheat germ (or ground flax for the GF version)); 1/3 cup sesame seeds; ½ cup unsweetened coconut; 1/3 cup pumpkin seeds; ½ cup sunflower seeds; ½ cup chopped almonds; ½ cup chopped cashews or hazelnuts; 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips

Ingredients

½ cup butter or coconut oil
¾ cup dark brown sugar
¼ cup Crosby’s Fancy Molasses
¼ cup honey or maple syrup
¼ cup hot water
¼ tsp. Salt
2 tsp. vanilla
3 cups old fashioned rolled oats (GF if necessary)
2/3 cup dried cranberries, raisins or currant
½ cup toasted wheat germ (or ground flax for the GF version))
1/3 cup sesame seeds
½ cup unsweetened coconut
1/3 cup pumpkin seeds
½ cup sunflower seeds
½ cup chopped almonds
½ cup chopped cashews or hazelnuts
1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips

	PREP TIME 25m	COOK TIME 50m	TOTAL TIME 1h15m
YIELD 24 serving(s)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 F.
In a large bowl mix the oats with the nuts, seeds and coconut.
Melt the butter in a medium saucepan.
Add the brown sugar, molasses, honey, hot water, vanilla and salt.
Stir until the mixture is smooth and the sugar is dissolved.
Remove from heat and pour half over the dry mixture.
Stir well then add remaining sugar mixture.
Mix until fully combined.
Cool a bit before stirring in chocolate chips.
Scoop dough by tablespoonful and form into 3” cookies that are about half an inch thick. (Wet your fingers with cold water to keep the mixture from sticking to your hands as you form the cookies.)
If you let the batter cool for a bit it will be a little stiffer and easier to shape.
Make sure you smooth the sides.
Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes.
Cool completely before moving them – they need to set.