Make Healthy Meals

½ cup unsalted real butter
½ cup caster sugar
1 tablespoon clear honey
1 cup plain flour, sifted
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 pinch of salt
1 cup oatmeal oats
½ cup chopped apricots

Topping:

2 tablespoons chopped dried apricots
1/r cup toasted, chopped almonds

*note: to toast chopped almonds simply place in non-stick pan over high heat for a minute or two, tossing regularly.

Preheat the oven to 325F.  lightly grease a cookie baking sheet.  Place the butter, honey and sugar in a small saucepan and heat over low heat until the butter melts and sugar dissolves.  Remove from heat and set aside.

Place the flour, oats, salt, baking powder, and apricots in a large bowl.  Pour the butter mixture into the bowl and mix well to form the dough.  Divide the dough into small rounds.  Place each round (1/2 inch) on the cookie baking sheet.  Scatter a few apricots and chopped almonds over each cookie, lightly pressing into the dough.

Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly golden.  Cool for approximately 5 minutes and transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

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