Cookies for breakfast? Why not when you can include all the best parts of a granola bowl, only make it portable! I’ve been trying to recreate a favourite granola cookie from a local coffee store for a while now and I *think* I’ve just about got it with this iteration.
The cookies in question are gluten-free but I had been trying to make them with a little bit of flour – not unlike a version of Dorie’s breakfast cookies we made a couple of weeks ago. In fact, all the iterations of the cookies I made with various flours were delicious but not quite what I was looking for! Too cakey, too cookie-ish, they just weren’t the texture I was seeking – like granola, barely held together with nuts and dried fruits and seeds. And chocolate chips.
I did a little research on breakfast granola cookies and kept coming back to one ingredient – dates. Jennifer Tyler Lee uses them in baked goods with a lot of success (bonus? naturally occurring sugars as opposed to adding sugar) so I wondered if that was the magic ingredient. A couple of tries later and I think I have it!
These cookies are packed with all sorts of good stuff – nuts (almond flour), coconut, seeds, oats and chocolate chips. They are sweetened with dates that are made into a paste with boiling water, then mixed with an egg, some maple syrup, vanilla and coconut oil (this was also a discovery – because coconut oil hardens once it’s cool, it helps the cookies stay together – versions with regular vegetable oil didn’t do so well), these cookies are soft without falling apart, sweet without being cloying and satisfying without weighing you down. BINGO!
Breakfast on the go is easy with these breakfast cookies. Everything you love in a bowl of granola in cookie form! Note: You can scoop the cookies and freeze them immediately (place the dough balls close together on a baking tray or plate and once they are frozen, you can place them in an airtight container in the freezer with parchment paper in between each layer) and just bake off what you need. Baking from frozen, they might need a couple of extra minutes but the best advice is to just keep an eye on them as they bake. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.Coconut chocolate breakfast cookies
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What about you – do you like to eat you granola in a bowl or a cookie?
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