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Healthy Breakfast {or Snack} Cookies
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Healthy Breakfast {or Snack} Cookies

These Healthy Breakfast Cookies combine oats, peanut butter, mashed banana, applesauce, flaxseed meal, and honey into soft cookies that hold their shape well during baking. Raisins or other add-ins provide extra texture and flavor. The recipe yields cookies with a slightly cakey texture due to the banana and a tender, moist crumb, suited for a nutritious snack or breakfast accompaniment.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
18 mins
Total Time
33 mins
Servings: 15 cookies
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cups oats
  • ¾ cup peanut butter creamy, see note
  • ½ cup banana mashed, about 1 medium
  • ¼ cup applesauce unsweetened
  • ¼ cup flaxseed meal
  • ¼ cup honey
  • ¾ teaspoon salt I use coarse, kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup raisins chocolate chips, craisins, chopped nuts or other add-ins

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper and lightly grease with cooking spray. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the oats, peanut butter, mashed bananas or pumpkin, applesauce, flaxseed meal, honey or syrup, salt, and cinnamon. Mix until mostly combined.
  3. Stir in any add-ins and mix until evenly combined.
  4. Drop by large spoonfuls onto prepared baking sheets (I use a #20 cookie scoop which is about 3 heaping tablespoons). The cookies won't spread while baking so they can be spaced about 1-inch apart. Flatten each cookie dough mound into an even disc about 1/4-inch thick.
  5. Bake for 15-18 minutes until golden but still soft. {You can bake longer for crunchier cookies.}

Notes

  • Use a combination of old-fashioned and quick oats for improved texture, or try all one type.
  • Creamy or crunchy traditional peanut butter works; thick natural nut butters may require adjusting oat quantity.
  • Mashed banana gives a slightly cakey texture; pumpkin or egg can substitute but will affect sweetness and softness.
  • Nutrition information accounts for base recipe, so add-ins like chocolate chips or nuts alter values.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Cookie Calories 168kcal (8%) Carbohydrates 19g (6%) Protein 6g (12%) Fat 9g (14%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Sodium 178mg (7%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 7g (14%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 15 cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories

% Daily Value*

Serving 1 Cookie
Calories 168kcal 8%
Carbohydrates 19g 6%
Protein 6g 12%
Fat 9g 14%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Sodium 178mg 7%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 7g 14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.