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These cookies took no time at all to make, and are delicious. Similar flavour to banana bread, but with the benefit of being easier to grab and go.
Chantel
Healthy-ish breakfast cookies!
So, yes, they are like a cookie-version of banana bread and energy bites and granola bars, and YES, they are as oaty and wholesome and delicious as they look.
Also, those are blueberries AND chocolate chips! TOGETHER. In a cookie. I don’t even know myself right now. Reader aka Cookie Maker Extraordinaire Lindsay worked her magic on us this month and convinced us to get healthy-ish with these little nuggets, and it totally worked. I put blueberries in my cookies with chocolate chips. Consider me charmed.
This month’s recipe came from Lindsay (not, like, ME Lindsay…. THIS Lindsay):
As we went through all the submissions this month (THANK YOU!!!), we were not really looking for something healthy or healthy-ish. We were just looking for desserts. But I think we were all so intrigued by these healthy-ish cookies, and amidst a pile of beautiful, decadent, full-on cakes and pies and bars and beyond, we just couldn’t stop thinking about them.
Would they actually taste good? Would we actually like the combination? Would they give us permission to eat cookies for breakfast?
So we saved all the cakes and pies for another rainy day, and we just went ahead and made these little bombshell healthy cookies. Team approval rating? High.
The thing I like about these is that you can really add almost anything to them.
Not sure about the blueberries and chocolate? That’s fine – I wasn’t either at first. Go with blueberries and white chocolate. Or nuts and dried fruit. Or chocolate and flaked coconut (MY PERSONAL FAVORITE). You can kind of do whatever you want with these little golden treasures! You’re the boss. You make it happen.
Also – absolutely fair game to eat for breakfast. Or second breakfast. Or third team breakfast.
I wish you many happy mornings to come, with a breakfast cookie in one hand and a coffee in the other.
Thanks for the awesome recipe, Lindsay!
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Healthy-ish Breakfast Cookies
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 18 cookies 1x
Description
These healthy-ish breakfast cookies are made with an oat, banana, and peanut butter base and can be packed with any mix-ins that you like! Personal favorites: flaked coconut and chocolate chip.
Ingredients
- 1 large banana, mashed
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup honey or maple syrup (you can get away with less, too)
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup chocolate chunks
- any other mix-ins that you like, including blueberries, white chocolate, dried fruit, or flaked coconut
Instructions
- Make the dough: Use a hand mixer to combine the banana, peanut butter, honey, coconut oil, and vanilla. Mix in the dry ingredients. Fold in the chocolate, blueberries, or other mix-ins.
- Get ready for baking: Chill the dough for about 20 minutes. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment.
- Bake: With wet hands to prevent sticking, roll the dough into 16-18 balls. Bake for 12-15 minutes (depending on your oven and the size of your cookies). They should stay nice and round, but you can flatten gently with a spatula when you take them out of the oven if you want. YUMMM!
Notes
Lindsay’s original recipe was lovely and one of the things we loved about it was its flexibility! I made a few small changes based on my cookie preferences:
- I used creamy instead of crunchy peanut butter.
- I left out the pinch of cinnamon.
- I used maple syrup when I didn’t have honey.
If you are using a very ripe banana, you can probably get away with less sweetener!
I like storing these in the freezer, and, like, actually EATING them out of the freezer. I just have a thing about frozen cookies. Anyone?
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: breakfast cookies, healthy breakfast cookies, healthy cookies
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Delicious! Stayed soft and chewy for days, and were quick and easy for the mornings. Made with raisins and they were excellent!
These Healthy-ish cookies look amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe.
These cookies were so easy and delicious! I had to amend the recipe for my sons peanut allergy so I made with almond butter instead and I added hemp seeds. Overall delicious and the family inhaled them 🙂
My whole family loves these breakfast cookies so much! We use the Hu gems as the chocolate chunks and they stay so nice and melty. I also add 1/4 c hemp hearts for a little more protein. We make them every week!
I made these with rx nut butter and only 2 tbsp of honey and they were amazing!!
Sorry if this was already asked, but can i sub the banana for applesauce, and the melted coconut oil for melted butter?
We haven’t tried those subs yet, but it’s worth a shot. Let us know how this goes for you, Mary!
These cookies took no time at all to make, and are delicious. Similar flavour to banana bread, but with the benefit of being easier to grab and go.
Wow, the cake looks so delicious and amazing. I really want to enjoy it. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
I can have cookies for breakfast? Now that’s some good news lol.
I made this for my husband and he totally loves them.
I’ve had these cookies in my life for give or take two years (THIS Lindsay is a dear friend!), and I must say, these chewy, creamy, not too sweet, peanut buttery, oaty gems have brought me through pregnancy, breastfeeding, every day life, toddler food strikes, morning sickness and now pregnancy #2. I love them frozen, but room temp is lovely. They’re a staple in our household and we love them as much as we love the author <3
Love that, Kari! Thanks for the comment!
Love your blog…..love your recipes…..just love you! Your sparkling witty warm personality shines through your writing. I’ll bet you were a fabulous 4th grade teacher.
Hoping all goes just perfectly with your pregnancy and the baby.
Thanks for you.
We made ours with blueberries, sliced almonds and a couple scoops of collagen peptides because I thought some extra protein couldn’t hurt. They came out great! A perfect “omg we’re running late here eat this in the car” option for families!
Goes well with milk in the morning,kids also love it.
these were delicious! thank you!
Just made these this morning and followed the recipe, they smelled great but they came out more flat and didn’t keep their shape at all, any idea why?
These were a hit with my 8 and 6 year olds. I did not include chocolate, just put in blueberries. They are more fragile than real cookies so be careful so they don’t crumble immediately.
I used the Natural Jiffy because it is creamy and it was smooth enough that I didn’t even need to use the hand mixer, just a good ol’ fashioned wooden spoon. I used a super super ripe banana as well to avoid lumpiness.
Love everything about this post! Team creamy peanut butter for lyfeeee! The photography looks amazing as usual! Hope you are having a great week!
Hi Lindsay, I was wondering if you think another kind of fruit besides banana could be used in this recipe? These sound delicious…I am definitely going to make them, but unfortunately banana is one of my migraine triggers. ugh! Love your blog! Thank you.
Hi! This is for reader Lindsay who did the breakfast cookie recipe…
A small plate and 5 screws…I am so curious. Do you have a Sophono hearing devic e? I have one of those and I would love to hear from someone else who does!
I hope this is an ok question. If not, delete! Sabrina
Breakfast cookies are my favourite! Who wouldn’t want to start the day with a delicious cookie, right?
Can you suggest substitutes for peanut butter for nut allergies (sesame seed allergy too )?
Sunflower butter would be a great alternative!
They look good for a sunday morning breafast.
Yum, these cookies look great! I wonder if these will also work really well as granola bars? I would love to add dried blueberries and toasted coconut in my batch!
That would be awesome!
I made these this morning and they are awesome!! They don’t taste like a “breakfast” cookie to me because of the chocolate, but they are a delicious “cookie” cookie! I used all natural creamy PB (because that’s what I had), and only did a drizzle of honey into the batter (maybe it was 1-2 tbsp). I did a mix of dark chocolate chunks and semi-sweet chips and added in some unsweetened coconut. I didn’t use blueberries because I was afraid…maybe next time though! Also, you can’t taste that banana at all (at least I couldn’t), so if you are anti-banana, don’t worry. I would definitely make these again – so easy, quick and delicious! Thanks to both of the Lindsays!