Diana's Sickeningly Healthy Oatmeal Cookies
(375 degrees, 15min. in preheated oven; makes c. 3 dozen) 


Ingredients
* 1 c. water
* 1 c. raisins
*  2 tsp. cinnamon

* 4 c. oatmeal
* 1 c. flour, wheat germ, or a combination of both
*  salt (1 tsp. or a little less)
*  2/3 c. nuts

* 1/3 c. oil
* 1/2 c. honey or brown sugar
* 1/2 lemon, rind and all
* 1 tsp. vanilla

Directions
1.  Simmer the water, raisins, and cinammon. 
2.  Mix the oatmeal, flour, salt, and nuts. 
3.  Puree the oil, honey/sugar, lemon, and vanilla.
4.  Add the raisin-water-cinammon mixture, and puree that, too.
5.  Add the pureed mixture to the dry stuff, drop tablespoonfuls of the 
resulting dough onto a cookie sheet, and flatten them slightly.