High-Protein Breakfast Cookies

Servings24

Time to Cook30 minutes

Time to Prepare15 minutes

Recipe developed for BC Egg by Diversivore

Cookies for breakfast? Yes – and it’s actually a healthy choice! These simple cookies are packed with protein and fiber, low in added sugar, and easily modified with all kinds of different add-ins and variations. They also freeze well, and are great for school lunches and snacks.

*NOTE: The Basic Cookie recipe is dairy free. If you are adding dark chocolate chips, you’ll need to check the ingredients in your chocolate to confirm it’s dairy free. For the Mexican variation, you may need to substitute or omit the hard caramel to keep the cookies dairy free – check its ingredients.

Ingredients

Basic Cookie

2 cups rolled oats (see note)
1/2 cup oat flour or similar (see note)
2 tbsp chia seeds
1/4 tsp salt
1.25 cups mashed ripe banana (approx. 3 medium bananas)
1/2 cup nut or seed butter (peanut, almond, sunflower, etc.)
1/4 cup honey or brown sugar, or maple syrup
1/4 cup tahini
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla

Cookie Variations

Chocolate Cherry

2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 cup dried cherries chopped (or other dried fruit) – 200 g
1 cup dark chocolate chips

Coconut Almond

1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup slivered almonds
2 tsp almond extract
2 tbsp water

Pe-Cran

1 cup pecan pieces or candied pecan pieces
1 cup dried cranberries
3 tbsp orange zest (approx 2 small oranges)
1/4 cup sesame seeds

Mexican

1 cup pepitas (hulled pumpkin seeds)
1/4 cup cacao nib pieces
1/4 cup hard caramel pieces (see note)
2 tbsp sesame seeds
1.5 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl (or stand mixer bowl). Mix thoroughly.
Add the mashed banana and liquid ingredients. Mix well.
Add your mix-in ingredients and combine thoroughly.
Allow the batter to sit for 15-20 minutes. Preheat your oven to 350°F (177°C).
Portion out heaping tablespoons of batter on lined cookie sheets. Note that the cookies will not spread much. Bake for 30 minutes. Cool, and store at room temperature, or in the fridge for freezer for a longer term.

Notes

Oats

This recipe calls for rolled oats, but you can substitute quick oats as well. Quick oats will be thinner and contribute less texture to the finished cookie. They also require a shorter rest period to hydrate (5-10 minutes instead of 20).

Oat Flour

If you prefer a softer, less chewy cookie, you can use a larger proportion of oat flour to whole oats. Consider 1 cup of oats and 1.5 cups of oat flour. You can make your own oat flour by blitzing rolled oats in a high speed blender or food processor.

Hard Caramel

You can make hard caramel at home fairly easily. The method from Food52 is a good, simple option. If you prefer, you can substitute a different ingredient with a caramelized flavour. To keep the recipe dairy free, you may need to substitute or omit the caramel – check its ingredients.