Whole Wheat & Honey Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Refined sugar, as you've probably heard by now, is bad for you. It's found in just about everything that's sold in a box or a can or a bottle unless otherwise marked. Too much sugar can weaken your immune system and lead to health problems from yeast infections to diabetes. Enriched or bleached flour is not harmful, but provides no nutrients. So when I make chocolate chip cookies I like to substitute honey for sugar and use whole wheat flour. Here's a recipe:

Honey Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 cup butter (2 sticks, get this out first and let it soften)
2/3 cup honey
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract

2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking soda


2 cups (1 whole package) chocolate chips
(add slivered almonds or chopped walnuts if you like them)

Beat the top four (wet) ingredients in together with a hand mixer. Mix the next three (dry) ingredients together in another bowl with a sifter or a wooden spoon. Then mix everything together with the hand mixer. Pour chocolate chips in slowly once the batter is all mixed and stir them in with a wooden spoon.

Pick up spoonfuls and put them on a pan lined with aluminum foil (for easy cleanup). Bake them for 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees. stick a fork in the center after 10 mins to see if it comes out clean. If not, bake for another minute or two.This recipe will make about 36-40 cookies, depending on how big you make them.

Cool and eat!