Superfood Breakfast Cookies
For this recipe, I use gluten-free oats, superfood ingredients like chia seeds and flaxseed meal, and banana, peanut butter, chocolate chips, cranberries, pumpkin seeds, and maple syrup as the natural sweetener. These cookies are super easy to make and can be enjoyed for breakfast, as a snack, or for dessert!
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time18 minutes mins
Total Time38 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 cookies
Calories: 283
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. (If your baking sheet is non-stick, there’s no need for the parchment paper.) In a small bowl, whisk together the flaxseed and water and let it sit until it begins to gel and thicken, about 5 minutes. In a large bowl, use a large silicone spatula to combine the oats, cranberries, chocolate chips, pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, cinnamon, and salt. Add the peanut butter, mashed banana, flaxseed mixture, vanilla, and maple syrup and stir it all together until the dough is well combined and sticky enough to hold together. Scoop 1/4 cup (60 ml) rounds of dough onto the rimmed baking sheet, spacing them 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart.
Bake until the cookies are golden brown around the edges, 15 to 18 minutes. Remove from the oven, then use the bottom of a heat-proof cup or mug to gently flatten each cookie. You want them chunky.
Allow the cookies to cool completely on the baking sheet before serving.
Store any leftover cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days or in the refrigerator for up to 10 days.
Superfood Breakfast Cookies Variations
Our recipe testers adjusted the add-ins for these breakfast cookies according to personal preference and what they had on their pantry shelves, and you should too. Try adding:
- crunchy peanut butter
- flavored cranberries
- orange or lemon zest (preferably organic)
- toasted nuts
- an extra pinch of cinnamon
- a light sprinkling of flaky sea salt before baking
If nut allergies are a concern, sunflower butter makes an easy substitute.
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 283kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 104mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 13g