Homestead Harvest Cookies

Delicious whole grain cookies your great-grandmother might have made... with a twist! Made with whole wheat, honey, sweet dried fruits, and black walnuts, this chewy cookie is sure to please. What a fun way to enjoy out-of-season fruit and eat a little more wholesome too! They remind me of growing up on my parents' little homestead in Missouri... my mother could do many amazing things with fruit, we never got tired of the same ol' thing with her cooking!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 113 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup chopped black walnuts
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 cup dried apples
• 3 tablespoons raw honey
• 2 ¼ cups whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 ¾ cups raw sugar, divided
• 1 cup dried persimmons

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Mix 1 cup raw sugar and honey together in a bowl for honey-sugar.

Step 3

Cream remaining raw sugar, honey-sugar, and butter together in a large mixing bowl. Add eggs and vanilla extract; mix thoroughly. Add flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Mix until evenly moist throughout. Incorporate dried apples, persimmons, and walnuts.

Step 4

Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.

Step 5

Bake in batches in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 8 to 10 minutes.