3.8 from 27 votes
Back to School Breakfast Cookies
Breakfast Cookies are chocked full of fruits, nuts, seeds and oats. There's a little bit of sugar in there too, just for energy, of course.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
28 mins
Servings: 12 cookies
Calories: 260 kcal
Course:
Breakfast , Snacks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
wet ingredients
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
dry ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
- 3/4 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
add-ins
- 1 heaping cup of mixed chopped nuts dried fruits, seeds, chocolate chips, etc.
Instructions
- set oven to 350°F.
- Cream the shortening with the sugars until smooth. Beat in the egg and vanilla.
- Whisk the dry ingredients together. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet, mixing until combined, but don't over beat.
- Fold in the fruits & nuts, etc, until evenly distributed.
- Scoop the dough out with a 1/4 cup measure and pack it in. Flip it out onto your baking sheet and flatten just slightly. Set the cookies 2 inches apart, and bake for 13 minutes until they are just turning golden. They might appear slightly underdone, but they will firm up as they cool.
- Cool on a rack.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 cookie
Calories
260kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
32g
(11%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
14mg
(5%)
Sodium
103mg
(4%)
Potassium
119mg
(3%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
18g
(36%)
Vitamin A
20IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0.003mg
(0%)
Calcium
38mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 260
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 cookie | |
| Calories | 260kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 32g | 11% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 14mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 103mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 119mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 20IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.003mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 38mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.