Honey. Chocolate. Oatmeal. Raisin.

Everyday morning at work, I search through my red tea bowl ( it was a gorgeous Valentine's Day flower arrangement from my boyfriend but over time all the flowers wilted and died.... ]: ) of "assorted" green tea bags for my early morning caffeine fix.  I say its assorted but there are really only like two choices of tea: Numi Jasmine Green Tea and Mighty Leaf Tropical Green Tea.... I tend gravitate the jasmine green tea as it's the least bitter of two and it gives a delicate flowery after taste which I really enjoy.  But, today, I noticed a new tea bag towards the bottom of the bowl.  Excited, I give it a try.  My first sip and all I can think is: BITTER. SUPER BITTER. Its the one taste I can not handle. Its the sole reason why I can't drink coffee without A TON of sugar.  Luckily, I was find a small bottle of honey in the break room.  I squeezed just a little for taste and then a little bit more because I forgot how absolutely delicious honey.  I remember I used to eat it by itself by the spoonful with I was an itty bitty.  

Then I got to thinking... Honey is delicious in granola. Granola is just oatmeal.  Oatmeal Rasisin Cookies.  Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Raisin Cookies.... 

Honey Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

ingredients....

wet.

wet + dry.

annnnd. done.

And I was sold. 

Ingredients
3 tbsp butter at room temperature
1/2 c brown sugar
1/4 c honey
1 egg
1 tbsp water
1/2 c whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 c rolled oats
1/2 c raisins
1/2 c semisweet chocolate chips

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.


Using a mixer with the paddle attachment, mix together the butter, brown sugar, honey, egg and water thoroughly.


Sift together the dry ingredients then stir in the oats. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix. Add any additional ingredients you've chosen.


Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto the cookie sheet. Bake 12 to 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.