Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 1/2 c. packed dark brown sugar
2 Tbsp. honey
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. unbleached flour
1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
4 c. rolled oats
1 1/2 c. pecans, chopped
3/4 c. raisins
3/4 c. chopped dates

Preparation

Cream butter and brown sugar in large mixing bowl. Beat in honey and eggs until smooth. Sift flour, cinnamon and salt. Stir into butter mixture. Add oats, pecans, raisins and dates. Stir. Shape dough into 2-inch balls. Place 9 balls on each cookie sheet and flatten. Bake until lightly browned (about 15 minutes). Remove the cookies to racks to cool.