Description
Breakfast Cookies are a quick, convenient, and nutritious morning treat packed with wholesome ingredients like oats, nuts, and natural sweeteners. Perfect for busy mornings, these easy-to-make cookies provide lasting energy, are portable, customizable, and loved by both kids and adults alike.
Ingredients
Scale
Dry Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons flaxseed or chia seeds
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts (e.g., walnuts, almonds)
- 1/2 cup dried fruits (e.g., cranberries, apricots)
Wet Ingredients
- 1/2 cup nut butter (e.g., peanut butter, almond butter)
- 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg or 1 flax egg (1 tablespoon ground flaxseed mixed with 3 tablespoons water, set for 5 minutes)
Optional Add-Ins & Variations
- Dark chocolate chips or 1 tablespoon cocoa powder (for chocolate lovers)
- 1 scoop protein powder (for a protein boost)
- Pumpkin or sunflower seeds (for nut-free version)
- Gluten-free oats and almond flour (for gluten-free option)
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper to prevent sticking and make cleanup easy.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, mix rolled oats, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, flax or chia seeds, chopped nuts, and dried fruits until well combined.
- Mix Wet Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together nut butter, honey or maple syrup, vanilla extract, and egg or flax egg until smooth and creamy.
- Bring It All Together: Pour the wet mixture over the dry ingredients and stir until everything is evenly coated and the mixture sticks together, ensuring a chewy yet firm cookie texture.
- Shape and Bake: Scoop tablespoons of the cookie dough onto the parchment-lined baking sheet, flatten slightly with your fingers or the back of a spoon. Bake for 12-15 minutes until edges are golden and centers are set.
- Cool and Enjoy: Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely. This firms them up for the perfect eating texture.
Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients to help everything mix smoothly without clumps.
- Don’t overbake to keep the cookies soft and chewy, not dry.
- Customize your mix-ins with different nuts, seeds, dried fruits, or spices to create endless flavor combinations.
- Measure ingredients accurately for the perfect balance of wet and dry for ideal cookie texture.
- Store cookies in an airtight container to preserve freshness and chewiness.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
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