Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 12 large cookies 1x
- Category: Breakfast
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup creamy almond butter (or any other nut or seed butter)
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/4 cup maple syrup (or agave or honey)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg (or flax egg)
- 2 1/4 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup almond flour (or oat flour)
- 1/4 cup ground flax
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup dairy-free chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together almond butter, applesauce, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and egg until well combined.
- Add oats, almond flour, ground flax, cinnamon, and baking soda to the bowl. Mix until all ingredients are combined.
- Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts.
- Using a double cookie scoop, drop cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Add extra chocolate chips on top if desired, then flatten the tops with your hand.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Allow the cookies to cool for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Enjoy your delicious and nutritious Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies!
Notes
- Mix wet ingredients before adding dry ones for smoother blending.
- Flatten cookie dough before baking as they won’t spread much.
- Feel free to add more chocolate chips on top for extra indulgence.
