Mar 21 2009
Breakfast Cookies
I’m a big fan of breakfast cookies. You might be thinking getting kids to eat something healthy in the morning, but we adults who generally can’t stomach food too early in the morning need a healthy start as well. Okay, so this cookie recipe isn’t as healthy as say a bowl of oatmeal with fruit and a glass of orange juice, but they are as healthy as can be made for the purpose in mind.
Happy Healthy Breakfast Cookies
Ingredients
1 ripe banana, mashed
½ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup brown sugar
½ cup freshly ground peanut butter
¼ cup water
1 egg
1 cup all purpose flour
½ cup whole wheat flour (pastry)
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups rolled oats (quick or regular)
½ cup pecans
¼ cup dark chocolate chips or (raisins - dried cranberries)
Directions
Preheat oven - 350 degrees
In a mixing bowl, mash the banana.
Pour in the granulated sugar, brown sugar, peanut butter, water and egg. Mix until creamy.
Add to the creamed mixture, the all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda and salt. Mix thoroughly.
Pour in the oats, pecans and chocolate chips. Mix.
On an ungreased cookie sheet, drop by heaping tablespoon.
Bake for 12 to 16 minutes or until golden brown.
