Description
These breakfast cookies are soft, chewy, naturally sweet, and packed with wholesome ingredients like oats, banana, quinoa flakes, and nut butter for an easy grab-and-go breakfast.
Ingredients
- 1 large ripe banana, mashed
- 1 flax egg
- 1/2 cup nut butter
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup quinoa flakes
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Optional: 1 tablespoon hemp seeds
- Optional: 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- Optional: 1/4 cup protein powder
- Optional: 1/2 cup blueberries
- Optional: 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
- Optional: 1/2 cup raspberry jam
- Optional: 1 to 2 teaspoons matcha powder
- Optional: 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Optional: 1/3 cup natural sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, mash the banana until mostly smooth.
- Add the flax egg, nut butter, and maple syrup, then stir until creamy.
- Add the rolled oats, quinoa flakes, and baking powder.
- Mix until a thick cookie dough forms.
- Choose your preferred variation and fold in the additional ingredients.
- For peanut butter and jelly cookies, scoop the dough first, then add a small spoonful of jam to the center.
- Scoop the dough onto the prepared baking sheet to form 12 cookies.
- Flatten and shape the cookies slightly since they will not spread while baking.
- Bake for 14 minutes, or up to 16 minutes for blueberry cookies.
- Allow the cookies to cool completely before serving.
Notes
- Certified gluten-free oats can be used for a gluten-free version.
- Quick oats can replace quinoa flakes if needed.
- One regular egg can replace the flax egg.
- Shape the cookies before baking because they do not spread much.
- Store cookies in an airtight container for best freshness.
- These cookies freeze well for meal prep.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 145
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
