Healthy Breakfast Cookies (Printable)
Chewy wholesome cookies packed with oats, bananas, nuts and fruit for a nutritious morning start.
# What You'll Need:
→ Dry Ingredients
01 - 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
02 - 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
03 - 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
04 - 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
05 - 1/4 teaspoon salt
→ Wet Ingredients
06 - 2 large ripe bananas, mashed
07 - 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
08 - 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
09 - 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
10 - 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
→ Add-Ins
11 - 1/3 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
12 - 1/3 cup dried cranberries or raisins
13 - 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips (optional)
14 - 2 tablespoons chia seeds or flaxseeds (optional)
# How to Cook:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
02 - In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the rolled oats, whole wheat flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, and salt until evenly distributed.
03 - In a separate medium bowl, whisk the mashed bananas, unsweetened applesauce, melted coconut oil, maple syrup, and vanilla extract until smooth and well blended.
04 - Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and stir with a spatula until just combined. Do not overmix.
05 - Gently fold in the chopped nuts, dried fruit, dark chocolate chips, and chia or flaxseeds until evenly dispersed throughout the dough.
06 - Scoop heaping tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Flatten each mound gently with the back of a spoon to about 1/2 inch thickness.
07 - Bake for 14 to 16 minutes, rotating the sheet halfway through, until the edges are lightly golden and the centers are set.
08 - Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before serving or storing.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- They taste like a cookie but fuel you like a bowl of oatmeal, which feels like getting away with something at eight in the morning.
- Everything comes together in one bowl system with no mixer, no chilling, and no fancy technique required.
- You can swap the add ins based on whatever half empty bags of dried fruit or nuts are lingering in your pantry.
02 -
- If you move the cookies to the rack immediately out of the oven, they will fall apart in your hands and you will be eating delicious crumbs over the sink.
- Under ripe bananas produce a dough that is stiff and less sweet, so wait until the peels are heavily spotted before mashing.
03 -
- Wet your hands or the spoon slightly before flattening the dough scoops because the mixture sticks less and you get a more even shape.
- Double the batch and freeze half, because future you on a chaotic Tuesday morning will be deeply grateful.