Whole Grain Breakfast Cookies Recipe
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Whole Grain Breakfast Cookies

By: IrisMac 
"My sister and I love something sweet with our coffee in the morning. We created this recipe to make a wholesome breakfast. I generally double the batch and keep them in the freezer. They taste even better frozen (still soft!). Whole grains, fiber, and protein and no butter! Can it really be delicious? Yes! My kids can't keep their fingers out of the batter. I decided to add it to Allrecipes because everyone keeps asking me for the recipe. Enjoy!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.9 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (54)

Prep Time:
25 Min
Cook Time:
10 Min
Ready In:
50 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 18 cookies
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup walnuts
  • 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (not instant)
  • 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup ground flax meal
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup almond butter
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 1/4 cup blue agave nectar
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup dried cherries
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. Pulse the walnuts in a food processor several times to chop; continue processing until the walnuts are ground into flour; transfer to a bowl. Mix in the rolled oats, whole wheat flour, flax meal, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon until thoroughly combined.
  3. Combine the almond butter, canola oil, agave nectar, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla extract in the food processor and process a few seconds to blend the ingredients well; transfer the almond butter mixture to a large bowl and fold in the dried cherries and chocolate chips. Mix the walnut-oatmeal mixture into the almond butter mixture (dough will be very thick).
  4. Scoop up heaping teaspoons of dough, and form into balls; lay the dough balls onto the prepared baking sheets, about 2 inches apart.
  5. Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven and flatten the cookies with a spatula. Allow to cool for about 5 minutes on the baking sheets before removing to finish cooling on wire racks.

Footnotes

  • Cook's Note
  • The agave nectar (sometimes called blue agave, or raw agave syrup) comes from the agave plant. It is sweeter, less processed and has a lower glycemic index (releases glucose into the bloodstream at slower rate) than table sugar. You can substitute 1/3 cup brown sugar for agave (so a total of 2/3 cup brown sugar for this recipe), and add 1 egg white. I like the consistency of the cookie better with the agave.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 259 | Total Fat: 16.3g | Cholesterol: 12mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 5, 2011 by Jog Dish   view full review
Awesome cookies! I didn't have any walnuts so I subbed whole wheat flour, and also subbed...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 10, 2011 by Em Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I had to make a few substitutions, but these are just awesome. I used honey instead of agave...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 16, 2011 by IrisMac   view full review
Hi - this is my recipe! Thanks for the great reviews. If your cookie comes out too dry or...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 2, 2011 by KaraBara Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
**second batch note** i made a double batch and froze the dough in large cookie-sized balls by...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 2, 2011 by E^3 Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I love these cookies! The only thing I changed in this recipe was omitting the chocolate...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 27, 2011 by Gabriella   view full review
Loved these cookies! I made a few changes based on the other reviews. I used Honey instead of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 10, 2011 by MCMARY   view full review
Thanks for a great recipe. These are delicious and nutritious. Because I didn't have all of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 14, 2011 by Shourtney   view full review
These taste really good, and made my house smell AMAZING! My only problem is that mine turned...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 17, 2011 by lisacoody   view full review
I didn't have walnuts, but I did have pecans (I live in Texas - they're everywhere) so I used...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 13, 2011 by Sugar-n-spice   view full review
These turned out really well, even when I skipped the sugar and used all honey!

 

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