Cookies For Breakfast – Breakfast Cookie Recipe
I wish I had the time to make a hot breakfast for my family every morning. The truth is with our busy schedule the everyday breakfast in our house is more like a bowl of cereal with milk and if they are lucky maybe some fruit. I’ll admit there has even been the occasional morning when I’ve tossed them a granola bar as they are running out the door to catch the school bus. I’m afraid these times are not my finest moments as a mother. We all know breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Some days it seems like we just don’t have time for breakfast much less a nutritious one.
In my quest to find healthy and quick options for breakfast I came across a breakfast cookie recipe. There are a few different things I like about this recipe. The ingredients are simple, most of them I had in the pantry. I comes together quick, in just minutes it was ready to go into the oven. It has no sugar, is filling,the taste resembles banana bread and it uses up the last of the bananas on my counter in something other than banana bread.
As far as being kid friendly my boys all gave it a thumbs up and said this is a recipe they would eat again. They are especially yummy right out of the oven, and still good the next day cold out of the refrigerator. You can wrap them individually and freeze them so they are ready when you need them.
Recipe : Breakfast Cookie
1 1/2 cups regular rolled oats
1 cup coconut flakes
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/4 cup of almond meal (ground almonds /almond flour, I just ground my own almonds in the food processor.)
1/2 cup mixed nuts, finely chopped
1 cup dried fruit (I used 1/2 chopped dried dates, and 1/2 craisins but anything will work)
3 ripe bananas, mashed
1/4 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Mix all the dry ingredients together, oats, coconut flakes, salt, cinnamon, allspice, almond meal, nuts, and dried fruit. In another bowl mash the bananas and then add the canola oil and vanilla and mix well. Combine the wet and dry ingredients. Then shape will a cookie scoop or spoon. Mixture will be loose press the tops down slightly. Bake @350 degrees for 20 minutes.
12 Days of Holiday Treats – Day 1: Peppermint Pretzels
The holidays are my excuse to bake and make treats for my family and friends. Each year I have a goal to try something new. If it passes the family taste test it will be added to our collection of holiday recipes.
As a child I remember my mother putting together elaborate plates of treats to deliver to neighbors, friends and members of the church we attended. Each plate was assembled and delivered to those we cared about. They brimmed with homemade goodies like carmel popcorn, a variety of cookies and candies that she made with love. My childhood memories are relived each year as now I try to create these goodies for my family and friends.
Life now just seems busier and continues to get busier and busier as my children grow and I take on new roles. I am sure that many of you are experiencing this same feeling of fleeting time that I do. Really, are there ever enough hours in a day? In the past few years it seems like I have been lucky if I get a batch of our families favorite sugar cookies made to leave out for Santa with his glass of milk.
So this year in an effort to continue with tradition and in order to make memories for my children I have made a goal to make and share 12 holiday treats. To keep up with the fast paced world we live in I have also tried to find quick holiday treats that even the busiest of the busy can find time to make. This recipe is one of those perfect for the holiday party you were supposed to bring a treat to and just didn’t have time to get it made.
Peppermint Pretzels
Ingredients:
Hershey Candy Cane Hugs
Pretzels (I chose square ones because I like the look.)
M&M’s (Holiday colors to make them look festive.)
Directions:
Step 1: Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
Step 2: Line pretzels on a cookie sheet.
Step 3: Unwrap hugs and place one on each pretzel.
Step 4: Place cookie sheet in oven for 5 to 8 minutes.
Step 5: Take out of oven and top each treat with a M&M. Be careful the chocolate will be hot. Let cool. For best results place in the refrigerator or on top of another cookie sheet filled with ice until they have set up.
So simple and still they taste so good! These easy treats taste just as good with traditional Hugs just in case your not a fan of peppermint. This is a truly easy and quick holiday treat for the busy family on the go. Check back tomorrow to follow Day 2 of Holiday Treats.