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The Healthy Loaded Oatmeal Cookie You’re Meant to Eat for Breakfast

A plate of healthy oatmeal breakfast cookies
Prep Time
18 min
Cook Time
12 min
Yields
12 cookies

Cookies for breakfast? You heard us right. These healthy breakfast oatmeal cookies are chewy baked goods that are sweetened with maple syrup and packed with wholesome ingredients, like chia seeds and walnuts. The breakfast oatmeal cookie is also gluten-free because the batter uses oat flour instead of all-purpose flour, but you’d never know the difference!

Don’t have oat flour on hand? Make your own by grinding whole oats in a food processor until the mixture resembles a flour consistency. Just be sure to measure the oat flour after you grind it, not before. To turn this recipe into a dairy-free breakfast, simply substitute the butter with equal parts coconut oil. Pairing these oat cookies with your morning coffee will make everything that much sweeter.

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ingredients

½
cup unsalted butter, melted
½
cup dark brown sugar, packed
¼
cup maple syrup
1
large egg, room temperature
1
tsp pure vanilla extract
1 ½
cups gluten-free old fashioned oats
1
cup gluten-free oat flour
1
Tbsp chia seeds
½
tsp ground cinnamon
¾
tsp baking powder
¼
tsp fine salt
¼
cup dried cranberries
¼
cup walnuts, roughly chopped
¼
cup pumpkin seeds
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directions

Notes

This recipe requires a chill time of 15 minutes.

ingredients for oatmeal breakfast cookies
Step 1

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the butter, sugar, maple syrup, egg and vanilla until well blended.

Step 3

Using a wooden spoon, stir in the oats, oat flour, chia seeds, cinnamon, baking powder and salt until combined.

Step 4

Fold in the cranberries, walnuts and pumpkin seeds.

Step 5

Using a large ice cream scoop, evenly divide mixture into 12 rounds. Let chill in the freezer for 15 minutes.

Gluten Free Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies on a baking sheet
Step 6

Transfer dough to a prepared baking sheet and press each round to flatten.

Gluten Free Oatmeal cookies pressed into a baking sheet
Step 7

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the edges are golden brown.

Step 8

Let cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Gluten Free Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies on a metal wire rack

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