Delicious Eggless Oatmeal Cookies

Homemade Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies (YUMMM)

Ingredients

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened (I use ghee. To learn how to make ghee, click here.)

3/4 cup firmly packed coconut sugar

2 tbsp raw organic honey

1  3/4 cup water

1 teaspoon organic vanilla extract

1  1/2 cups all-purpose flour (I like to use unbromated flour)

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon organic ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon Himalayan salt (optional)

3 cups gluten free old fashioned, uncooked oats (I like Bob's Mill)

OPTIONAL ITEMS:

1 cup raisins 

2 tbsp sliced almonds

2 tbsp crushed pecans

4 tbsp semi-sweet chocolate chips

2 tbsp ground chia seeds or flax seeds

4 tbsp shredded coconut

Preparation
Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat butter (ghee) and sugar on medium speed of electric mixer until creamy.
Add honey, water and vanilla; beat well.
Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well.
Add oats and OPTIONALS; mix well.
Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown, especially around the edges. 

Cool 3-5 minutes on cookie sheets; move onto wire rack. 

Cool completely. 

Store tightly covered.

Prep Time: 20 minutes (30, if baking with children as helpers)

Cook Time Time: 10-12 minutes

Oatmeal cookies with cranberries

UPDATE NOV 2013: I just tried making the original recipe, but added 1  1/2 cups of fresh cranberries, chopped. Delicious!  This is a great Fall twist to the recipe.