Homestead Harvest Cookies

Ingredients

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

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. Mix 1 cup raw sugar and honey together in a bowl for honey-sugar.
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.
4. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
5. Bake in batches in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 8 to 10 minutes.