Recipe - Honey Crispy Oatmeal Cookies

1 cup Allpurpose flour
1 cup Oldfashioned rolled oats
1 One fourth cup Walnuts, chopped
One half cup Sweetened coconut, flaked
One half cup Raisins (I use chopped
dates)
1 cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Baking soda
2 tablespoon Boiling water
1 Stick butter or margarine
3 tablespoon Honey

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a large bowl combine the first 6
ingredients. In a separate bowl stir the baking soda and boiling water. Set
aside. In a saucepan melt butter with honey over low heat. Remove pan from
heat and mix in the baking soda mixture. Stir well. Pour butter mixture
into dry ingredients, stirring until well blended. Form the batter into
1inch balls and arrange on a baking sheet. Press the balls into disks abou
1One half 2 inches in diameter. Bake in middle of oven until edges are
golden, about 12
14 minutes.

Posted to EATL Digest 14 Feb 97 by Pam and KerryAnn Cobb
priss@AMARANTH.COM on Feb 15, 1997.