Cookies for breakfast... too good to be true right? I’ve got a lot of reasons to eat cookies for breakfast but none of them are good for you except these cookies. I’ve been seeing a lot of breakfast cookies on Pinterest but when I saw this recipe from Crazy for Crust and I had all the ingredients handy, I had to try them out. I’m not sure if they are cookies or a paperless muffins or both but they are tasty. The texture is cakey, slightly sweet, and definitely oaty. I added flax meal to the batter for some extra goodness, and some macadamia nuts since they are my favorite nut lately. I made a crucial mistake when explaining these to my family I used the word healthy! They didn’t touch them but that’s okay because that just meant more for me, I ate them all, little by little since I froze them and just reheated in the microwave when I wanted some. I never felt guilty eating these cookies for breakfast and that is reason enough for me to make them again and again. I may try to eliminate the coconut oil and replace with applesauce to lighten them up on fat and calories. I hope you give these healthy breakfast cookies a try if you want to eat your cookies for breakfast and not feel one bit guilty!
Healthy Breakfast Cookies
2 brown or ripe bananas
1/4 cup coconut oil
1 egg
2 T. peanut butter
1/4 cup granulated sugar (Zulka brand)
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
3 T. flax meal
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 1/2 cup oats
1/4 cup chocolate chips
1/4 unsalted macadamia nuts chopped
Directions:
Step 1: Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or silpat.
Step 2: Mix together the bananas, coconut oil, peanut butter, egg, sugar and vanilla with a hand mixer or stand mixer.
Step 3: MIx in the flour, flax, oats, baking soda. Fold in the chocolate chips and macadamia nuts.
Step 4: Put 1/4 cup size cookies for 10 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Cool completely and enjoy. May freeze for later.
I’ve always seen healthy and cookies in the same sentence to be an oxymoron. Seriously healthy? I salute you! They look delicious.
I’m glad you liked them! I love cookies for breakfast, and I need to make more!
Gorgeous cookies – I’d jump out of bed for one of these!
Mary
I also made cookies for breakfast, my last post, because they are that healthy & really filling just like your delectable tasty looking cookies! Yummm, Suzanne!
They looks just perfect for me with a lovely caffé latte! Yummmm!
I love the sound of cookies for breakfast!
Those look and sound marvelous!! I’m quite fond of healthy things so I would’ve devoured them with you. 🙂
Cookies for breakfast sounds perfect to me! AND a perfect recipe for this busy traveling girl! They sound delicious, Hugs, Terra
These sound wonderful and packed with so many yummy things for breakfast. How fun to have a cookie for breakfast and feel like you’re not cheating. Great recipe!
mm, gives me an excuse to eat the entire batch 😀
How delicious!
Cheers
CCU
Breakfast and cookies….who would have guessed those words would go so well together?
Healthy cookies for breakfast-sign me up! Love the idea of freezing the batch and defrosting as you like 😉
Oh, I am definitely going to have to try these! I am always looking for quick and healthy breakfast.
Anything that is healthy and I can take on the go with me to work – that is a winner! I need to make these ASAP!
Yesterday, I made these very tasty delectable breakfast cookies & loved them so much! They were a huge hit here at my house! 😉 Thanks again! xxx
My family and I absolutely love this recipe. Thank you so much for a tasty and healthy breakfast cookie! I knew it was a keeper when my daughter requested it for her birthday breakfast. Thanks again!
Thank you so much, I’m so glad you all enjoy them so much.