Oatmeal Cookie Granola

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 cups oats (or any combination of grains to equal 4 cups)
• 1/3 cup flax seed (optional)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/3 cup honey
• 4 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• 2 combine oats, flax, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl.
• 3 in a small saucepan, melt butter and add honey.
• 4 once it starts to simmer, remove from heat and quickly stir in extract. mix well, and pour over dry mixture. mix to coat thoroughly, and place on a greased cookie sheet.
• 5 place into the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, until done.
• 6 allow to cool completely, break into large pieces and store in an airtight container.
• 7 *note - granola nuggets form better if you stir the granola as little as possible while baking, and don't stir it at all while it's cooling.