WHOLE GRAIN BREAKFAST COOKIES

Nothin’ says lovin’ like starting off the day with something warm from the oven….but….

 

Mornings can be amazingly busy, weird and sometimes downright funny (in hindsight anyway) around our house, but when the kids told me they wanted to leave the house at 5:00 AM to go work out together, I kind of felt like a ‘bad mom’ because there was NO WAY I was going to get something homemade or warm in them before they left the house. I mean, come on. Be real.

 

What was I to do?

 

Well, after wrestling with my own perfectionism and annoying ideals of what a ‘good mom’ should do, I got to work. Then out of my test kitchen came the answer to at least the homemade part…(o: …I  relaxed on the ‘warm’ part…

 

Cookies for Breakfast? Sure! Sounds like a treat to start off the day to me.  Cookies and milk, cookies and coffee, cookies and juice. Nice.

 

These quick, grab and eat-on-the-run Whole Grain Breakfast Cookies work great for rushing out the door late for work (or too early for any other human person to be coherent at some pre-dawn hour) and are full of nutrients, whole grains, good carbs and proteins to satisfy you while breaking your overnight fast.

 

They also work well as a healthy afternoon snack.

Honestly – I got absolutely no pictures of these as a finished product because they were at first experimental, so I wasn’t sure…and then POOF they were GONE!

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  WHOLE GRAIN BREAKFAST COOKIES

Time:   35 minutes total

 Utensils and Items Needed:

  • Parchment paper
  • Cookie Sheet
  • 2 mixing bowls
  • Measuring spoons and cups
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 Ingredients:
  • 3/4 cup fresh milled soft wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup fresh milled hard wheat flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional, but use some spice)
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg or allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons of butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 1/4 cup sucanant or brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup ecosweet organic cane crystals
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 of any puree fruit or veggie (think baby food)*
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2/3 cup whole rolled oats (toasted)**
  • 1/3 -1/2 cup chopped nuts of your choice**
  • 1/2 cup of bran breakfast cereal ***
  • 1/2 cup dried fruits of your choice
* applesauce, apple butter, mashed bananas, or a jar of baby food foods like carrots, pineapple-banana, etc….get creative to add nutrition.

**Toast oats and nuts together on a cookie sheet once oven is preheated for about 8-10 minutes while mixing other ingredients.

*** Raisin bran if you like raisins, or just the all bran cereal without fruit or grape-nuts work well too.

Steps:

Pre-heat oven to 35O degrees being sure the rack is in the middle of the oven.

Watch those toasted oats and nuts carefully. Set a timer.

In the ‘dry’ bowl – put flours, baking soda, spices, and salt. Use whisk or fork to mix while dry.

In ‘wet’ bowl – combine butter, oil and sugars using a mixer until well mixed and fluffy looking. Beat about 1 minute. Add egg, fruit/veggie puree and vanilla then beat an additional 30 seconds.

Now mix flour into the ‘wet’ bowl and beat about 30 seconds only (don’t over mix – we don’t want tough cookies).

Now stir in (not beat) with fork or spoon the nuts, oats, cereal and dried fruit until just combined.

This cookie dough does not look like chocolate chip dough – it is ‘looser’ and more wet.

Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Drop batter in 3-4 tablespoon size dollups on paper with 3 inches between each. Wet hand and gently pat any hills down to level out cookie.

Bake about 12 minutes on center rack. When done, leave them on the sheet for 1 -2 minutes to cool, then transfer to a cooling rack. That will crisp up the bottom but not the whole cookie.

Repeat with remaining batter.

Makes about 12 good sized cookies for a fast and wholesome breakfast on the go.

About Donna Miller

Donna Miller is a believer and follower of The Risen Messiah, the wife of 30 years to the love of her life Joseph, and the mother of three, amazing home-school graduates. She’s now been further blessed, as her family has grown with the additions of a daughter-in-law and a new son-in-law.

The Millers are the owners of Millers Grain House, the founders of PREPARE Magazine and the Organizers of the WNC Preparedness Group in Asheville, NC.

Donna is the hostess of the three popular internet radio podcasts: “Surviving on Shoestrings”, “The Back to Basics Kitchen” and “Your Preparation Station” found on Blog Talk Radio, Stitcher and iTunes. She also hosts a popular YouTube Channel that she hopes will help encourage others to enJOY playing with healthy food and saving money.

Donna is a sought-after speaker and trainer, a published author and a freelance writer for multiple blog and recipe sites. She teaches local classes & ladies retreats and also travels to teach hands-on lost skills to others.

Donna’s deepest desire through all of these endeavors is that God be Glorified as she shares. Her mission is to help “prepare you and your kitchen with tools, tips, skills and encouragement.”

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