Rise and Shine Power Breakfast Cookies

These gigantic, gluten free cookies are a meal in themselves - packed with vitamins, minerals, protein, fibre and healthy fats, with only a little natural sweetener along with the granola. Grab one to eat after your sunrise bootcamp before work or school and stay full and energized till lunch! Made for Rise Up And Shine II - A Plan Canada Dance Fitness Fundraiser http://riseupandshine.ca/

• Ready In: 1 hr 13 mins
• Serves: 14
• Yields: 14 cookies

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup  Earth Balance natural buttery spread
• 1⁄2 cup almond butter (I used Go Lo High Protein)
• 1⁄4 cup  Truvia, natural sweetener brown sugar blend
• 1⁄4 cup honey
• 1  tablespoon vanilla
• 2  eggs
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup  rice bran
• 1⁄4 cup  sweet rice flour
• 1⁄4 cup teff flour
• 1⁄2 cup  brown rice flour
• 1⁄2 cup  roasted defatted  soy flour or 1⁄2 cup  almond flour
• 3⁄4 teaspoon guar gum
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 5  cups  nature's path gluten free honey almond granola
• 1⁄4 cup  nature's path qi'a hot  cereal
• 1⁄4 cup raisins, soaked in hot water and drained

Directions

1. In a large bowl, beat together the Earth Balance, almond butter, Truvia, honey, vanilla, eggs and salt until well mixed.
2. Add the rice bran, flours, kinako, guar and baking soda, beating well.
3. Stir in the granola, Qi'a™ and raisins.
4. Cover loosely and let stand 45 minutes at room temperature (or chill overnight).
5. Heat the oven to 375°F Line baking sheets with parchment.
6. Scoop 1/4 cupfuls of dough onto the sheets and flatten slightly.
7. Bake for 13 minutes.
8. Cool on the sheet for 15 minutes before moving to a wire rack.