Hi friends, did you miss me on Friday? I didn’t post because I was on a very special date. My husband and I celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary and took a trip to Walla Walla, the Washington wine country. It was a fabulous trip if you ever have the chance to go.
Those that voted on my quick survey said they wanted to see a vegetarian main dish and cookies next so I was happy to oblige!
Anytime you mention the word cookie, people get excited. My kids were drooling over the pan that was on the drying rack early in the morning when I created this recipe.
I said “you probably won’t even like them” since they have healthy ingredients like rolled oats, applesauce, banana, nuts and raisins. You know, reverse psychology always works. So they begged and begged. Even though I really wanted all the cookies to photograph, I agreed to let them have one for breakfast and they were a hit.
They were perfectly sweet with only ~1 teaspoon of sugar per cookie, the applesauce and ripe banana really add a lot of natural sugar. They stayed firm around the edges but super soft inside. The banana gave them a touch of a banana bread flavor, but not overwhelmingly so.
These days I haven’t felt like much of a sit down breakfast, but have been gravitating towards grab-and-go quick things, so I am super excited about this breakfast cookie recipe and think I will make it often. Plus this whole grain treat packs a lot of nutrition with the oats, natural fruit, eggs and nuts.
Feel free to change the add-ins to your liking- different kinds of nuts, dried cranberries instead of raisins. Anything with oatmeal for breakfast is usually a win in my book.
Another great thing about this recipe is that it’s easy enough to whip up on a weekend morning. Although I haven’t tried it yet, I am sure these would be great to store in the freezer in small portions and pull out the night before for a quick breakfast. Sadly it took about 24 hours for the batch to disappear!
Have a great week everyone!
[Tweet “Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies- great for a healthy, whole grain grab-n-go #breakfast via @nutritiouseats #fitfluential”]
- 1 1 /2 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ⅓ cup oil such as vegetable, grape seed, coconut
- ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 mashed ripe banana
- 4 ounce applesauce
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup raisins (can sub dried cranberries)
- ⅓ cup chopped walnuts
- ⅓ cup chopped pecans
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl combine dry ingredients- oats and the next 5 ingredients (through cinnamon). In a separate smaller bowl, whisk together oil and brown sugar. Add mashed banana, applesauce, eggs and vanilla. Whisk together until well blended (ok if some lumps from banana remain). Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients using a wooden or silicone spoon. Mix until combined. Stir in raisins and nuts until combined. Using a cookie scooper, take a heaping 2 tablespoons and drop onto cookie sheet. Place dough ~1 inch apart.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Cool on baking sheet for ~5 minutes, remove to cooling rack and continue to cool.
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Yummy! I wish I had these cookies for breakfast right now!
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These look so good! I do lake workouts an hour away from my house, and these look perfect for having in the car (along with my trusty coffee!) Would you mind if I linked back to you in a future round-up post? Yum!
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Not at all! Thanks Ranea!
These look all sorts of delicious! So glad that I happen to have very ripe bananas! 😛
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Yay! And thanks Farrah!
I love your take on oatmeal cookies! Yum!
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Thanks Cindy! I am just happy the kids loved them so much. 🙂
Ok these look so tasty!! I know my son will love them. Pinning!
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Thanks Elizabeth!
I would love to make a bunch of these and freeze them to have on hand, because I’m certain my girls would love them. Such an easy go-to for a snack or breakfast when we’re running late. Thanks for the recipe!
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Yes, I love having healthy treats on hand. Thanks Brooke!
yeah.. I could eat a few of these… so good!
Thanks Kristina! 🙂
Love the ingredients breakdown on these! Will be great for the boyfriend – he loves a good grab and go breakfast.
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These are AMAZING. I will admit I was very skeptical. I have tried SO many oat cookie recipes and they ALL have come out sooooo dry. I saw this called for applesauce and I new it was a genius idea. They are so incredibly moist and taste so good. I eat them as a quick breakfast on the go. The only thing I changed is I added dark chocolate chips instead of raisins. Bravo~
I am so glad you liked them Brianna! Thanks for sharing.