Breakfast Cookies (Healthy!)
Delicious and nutritious Breakfast Cookies, reminiscent of Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, perfect for a healthy grab-and-go breakfast.
Equipment
- Oven
- bowl
- potato masher
- Wooden spoon
- Baking Tray
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- 100 g pitted dates (1 heaped packed cup)
- ⅓ cup boiling water
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoon maple syrup or honey Note 1
- 3 tablespoon coconut oil, melted or other plain oil (Note 2)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence (Note 5)
Dry Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups rolled oats
- ½ cup flaked almonds (Note 3)
- ¼ cup desiccated coconut (Note 3)
- ½ cup raisins or sultanas (Note 3)
- ¾ cup almond meal (almond flour) (Note 4)
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon (Note 5)
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C/350F (standard) or 160C/320F (fan/convection). Line a tray with parchment/baking paper.
- Roughly chop dates. Place in bowl, pour over water. Cover and leave to soak for 10 minutes+.
- Mash with potato masher or fork until it becomes a paste.
- Add remaining Wet ingredients. Mix well with wooden spoon.
- Add Dry ingredients. Mix until all flour is incorporated - should be a thick batter.
- Measure out just shy of ½ cup (6 cookies) or ⅓ cup flat (8 cookies). Flatten to 1.7cm / ⅔" thick rounds. Bake 20 minutes until golden.
- Remove from oven, leave to cool on the tray.
Notes
Can substitute ingredients as per personal preference. Good storage for 5 days in an airtight container. Healthier than traditional cookies.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 376kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 8gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 17mgPotassium: 408mgFiber: 6gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 40IUVitamin C: 0.7mgCalcium: 107mgIron: 2.2mg
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