Dog biscuits or healthy treat?

I made some cookies last week using a recipe I found on the Web site www.eatingwell.com/. The recipe is supposed to be a healthy cookie alternative, using honey in place of sugar, whole wheat flour and tons of almonds to replace the fat usually provided by tons of butter. Needless to say, my husband was NOT a fan of these "healthy" cookies. In fact, he has now taken to calling them dog biscuits.

It got me wondering if there is such a thing as a healthy cookie? I mean, isn't it the point of a cookie to provide the eater with a moment of pure sugary/buttery pleasure? Sure you can probably scarf down 5 healthy cookies for every one unhealthy (but delicious) one, but what would be the point?

Anyway, I've redeemed myself from the dog biscuit incident by baking chocolate chip and almond cookies on Sunday. Eating one of those moist, buttery, surgary confections is enough to make me forget the "healthy" cookie altogether.

Oh, and if you want to try the recipe yourself, here's the link.

Prove me wrong: Share your healthy cookie recipe in the comments below!