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Easy protein packed breakfast cookies with healthy oatmeal, nuts and dried fruit.

DARK CHOCOLATE CHERRY AND ALMOND BREAKFAST COOKIES

Patti Diamond
Cookies for breakfast? YES! Make these protein packed breakfast cookies filled with healthy oatmeal, nuts and dried fruit. This easy, versatile recipe can make dark chocolate, almond and cherry cookies or your favorite flavor combination.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Meal Prep, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 24 cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup almond or peanut butter or any nut or seed butter
  • ¾ cup milk any kind—almond, dairy milk, hemp or soy milk
  • ½ teaspoon salt kosher
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil or butter
  • ⅓ cup pure maple syrup or honey or agave, pancake syrup or corn syrup
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder optional but recommended
  • ½ cup vanilla flavored soy protein powder or any flavor protein powder.  See tip below**
  • 2 cups quick oats or old fashioned oats – they’re chewier
  • 1½ cups mix-ins dried fruit, nuts, seeds, coconut, chocolate chips, etc.

Optional - Chocolate drizzle

  • 2 tablespoons any variety of chocolate chips
  • ½ teaspoon coconut oil (do eeeet!)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325º and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • In a sauce pan, over low heat, melt peanut butter. Add milk, salt, coconut oil, maple syrup and vanilla and stir to combine.
    Easy protein packed breakfast cookies with healthy oatmeal, nuts and dried fruit.
  • Next pour the mixture into the bowl of your stand mixer or a large mixing bowl. Please note this mixture will be HOT. Add the cocoa powder and protein powder and mix until smooth. If you’re not using cocoa powder you can add more protein powder.
  • Add the oats and combine.
    Easy protein packed breakfast cookies with healthy oatmeal, nuts and dried fruit.
  • Finally add your mix-ins, stirring to combine. If you’re mixing this by hand you'll probably have to literally get your hands involved to thoroughly combine. Again, reminding you the nut butter mixture will be hot. Mix until it is sticks together and is easy to shape.
  • Use a ¼ cup measure to measure out the cookie dough. Press each cookie together with your hands to be sure it sticks together and arrange onto prepared baking sheets. They don't spread during baking so they can be close to each other. Bake 12-15 minutes. 
    Easy protein packed breakfast cookies with healthy oatmeal, nuts and dried fruit.
  • Let these cool before eating or drizzling.
    Easy protein packed breakfast cookies with healthy oatmeal, nuts and dried fruit.
  • You can store cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 10 days or wrap tightly and freeze for up to 3months. If they last that long. Mine didn’t last 3 days.

To Drizzle -

  • If you want to drizzle with chocolate; melt chocolate chips in the microwave and place in a zip top baggie. Use a scissor to cut a tiny bit off one corner and drizzle the cooled cookies. Why wouldn’t you want extra chocolate. Dark chocolate is practically guilt free!

Notes

Diva Tip – I use Trader Joe’s Vanilla Flavored Soy Protein Powder but you could probably use any kind of protein powder you like.  Any flavor. Any kind of protein, like whey or hemp. If you can make a shake with it, you can use it in these cookies.
Keyword Cookies, Freezer Friendly, Gluten Free, Great Foodie Gift
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