Breakfast cookie for those on the go!

My daughter has trouble eating breakfast. So I set out to make a healthy filling breakfast cookie that a 5 yr old would love and could eat on the way to school. Here's my recipe, feel free to sub in other dried fruit, nuts or chocolate chips, it's to her/our tastes :-)

It's adapted from a skinnytaste.com recipe.

It's 234 calories and I saved it in the database under homemade :-)

White chocolate cranberry oatmeal breakfast cookie

Ingredients:

1 cup all purpose flour
2 scoops protein powder
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup unpacked brown sugar
1 large egg
1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups quick oats
3/4 cup white chocolate chips
3/4 cup craisins

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°; line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, protein powder, salt and cinnamon. In a large bowl, with a mixer, cream together the butter and the sugars on medium speed.

Add the egg, followed by the applesauce and vanilla extract.

Working by hand, stir in the flour mixture and the oats until just combined and no streaks of flour remain; stir in the chocolate chips and craisins.

Drop heaping tablespoonfuls (approx 2 tbsp each) of the dough onto prepared baking sheets, flattening each cookie slightly. Bake for about 12-15 minutes, or until cookies become light brown at the edges.

Let cool on baking sheet for 3 or 4 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

I put them in individual baggies so they are easy to grab on the way out the door.

Makes 15 cookies.

Enjoy!


I think I'm going to make a batch today with 1/2 c walnuts. It'll add 27 calories per cookie but nuts are good for you :-)