Healthy Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies

Submitted by healthycook26

"This is a recipe I created out of a need for a healthy low fat, high fiber breakfast option. This "cookie" is not very sweet. You can add more sugar if desired. Makes a great breakfast with a piece of fruit."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 18
• Yields: 18 large cookies
• Serves: 18

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups rolled oats (not quick)
• 1 cup nonfat plain yogurt or 1 cup vanilla yogurt
• 1 whole egg
• 1 egg white
• 1 cup applesauce
• 1⁄4 cup light brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1⁄2 cup wheat bran
• 1⁄2 cup white flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup crushed pineapple, drained
• 2 carrots, grated
• 1⁄2 cup raisins

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400.
2. In a bowl, combine oats and yogurt and set aside.
3. In a large bowl beat eggs, sugar, honey and applesauce.
4. Add flours, wheat bran, baking powder and baking soda. Mix until combined.
5. Add oatmeal and yogurt mixture and beat gently.
6. Fold in carrots, raisins and pineapple.
7. On a parchment paper lined cookie sheet, scoop 1/4 cup of batter and flatten.
8. Bake at 400 for 25-30 mins until lightly browned.
9. Cool on wire rack.

Reviews

[Annacia]

Used all egg white and Splenda Brown for the sugar. I made a half recipe and smaller in size so ended up with 14 cookies that are quite nice. As said, they aren't sweet but I don't think they really need to be any sweeter as they are meant for breakfast and not a sweet snack. Loved the pineapple, carrot and raisin combo. Mine came out on the soft and chewy side :D

 

[Boomette]

I used 2 eggs. Next time I may try them smaller. And probably use 1 cup of all purpose flour and reduce by 1/2 cup the whole wheat flour. My son didn't like them probably because they're too healthy. But they're filling. I baked them 20 minutes and they were ready. Thanks healthycook :) Made for PAC Fall 2011

 

[keckle]

These cookies were good, but their texture is more muffin-like. I made half of the batter, tasted them and then added another 1/4c. of brown sugar to the other half of the batter. If I make these again I will definitely add more sugar!

 

[Sydney Mike]

Used vanilla yogurt & golden raisins, then followed the recipe on down to the end, for a very tasty breakfast (AND lunch!) treat! Something like the flavor of carrot cake, but with a new dimension, what with the addition of wheat flour & bran! Thanks for sharing! [Made & reviewed for one of my adoptees in this Spring's Pick-A-Chef]

 

[Cooking Up Some Fun]

These breakfast cookies smelt wonderful while baking, but after only 25 minutes in the oven the bottoms of these cookies had burnt. All in all, for a healthy/high fiber breakfast cookie this was fairly good. I'm not certain if I will make again, but I am definately glad that I tried them. Thanks for sharing this recipe that you personally created yourself.