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What is different about this recipe that makes it a “breakfast cookie” instead of a plain old everyday delicious “oatmeal cookie?” This cookie is chocked full of dried mixed fruits, healthy oats, and hazelnuts sweetened only with honey and chocolate chips. While chocolate chips are probably not on every one’s breakfast list, oats, fruit and honey sometimes are the perfect breakfast ingredients.
These cookies were born from pantry leftovers and deemed blog worthy by my husband. I bet he ate them for breakfast, and lunch, and dinner.
You can substitute any dried fruit or nuts, use dark chocolate chips, semi-sweet or white. Maybe peanut butter chips would be good too – yummmm.
The base cookie is terrific and where you go from there, is up to you!
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Oats Fruit and Nut Browned Butter Breakfast Cookie
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Total Time
12 mins
The base cookie dough is terrific - all you need to do is add your favorite fruit and nuts!
Course: Breakfast Cookie
Servings: 16 cookies
Ingredients
- 3 cups uncooked oats
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup honey
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts, walnuts, pecans, almonds would also be great
- 1/2 cup mixed fruits like cranberries, cherries, golden raisins, raisins or any combination - chopped dates would be good too
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips, or semi-sweet or dark chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, combine the oats, flour, cinnamon, soda and salt. Set aside.
- In a small skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Continue to cook until the butter solids pool at the bottom of the pan and begin to brown. Swirl while cooking and watch the butter carefully to prevent burning. Once the butter solids are a nice nutty brown, remove from the heat and pour into a heat proof medium sized mixing bowl. Add the honey to the butter and mix until the honey is slightly melted and fully incorporated. Add the vanilla and egg. Blend the butter mixture into the flour and oat mixture. Add the nuts, fruit and chocolate chips.
- Place large spoonfuls (2 tablespoon small ice cream scoop) of dough on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for about 10 -12 minutes or until the cookies are set and the bottoms are lightly browned. Cool and enjoy. Store in an airtight container.
Check out these other delicious Breakfast cookie recipes:
Healthy Oatmeal Cranberry Nut Cookies – By Anna & Liz at 2 Sisters Recipes
Oatmeal Craisin Breakfast Cookies by Karly at Buns in my Oven
Did you know National pie day is coming up next week, on January 23rd? If you’re looking for a recipe I just happen to have a few. Check the 52 Pies tab or the Recipe Index tab and see if you can find a favorite. You know I have a new one planned for this weekend and I’m going to have some help. Check out our new pie post on Monday. Hope you have a wonderful weekend. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tricia
Janet says
April 14, 2018 at 1:04 amJust wondered if I could substitute sugar (maybe brown) for the honey? These look delicious! Ihave all the ingredients except the honey. Thanks!
Tricia Buice says
April 16, 2018 at 2:34 amHi Janet – sorry to be so late in replying. We’re traveling out of the country and haven’t been connected to the internet very often. Yes I think you can use sugar, especially brown would be great. I would substitute the same amount of sugar to honey. Good luck – hope these turned out great for you and thanks for trying our recipe!
Stella McCartney says
March 31, 2014 at 5:39 amHey,<br />It looks so healthy & yummy…I want to have these cookies..I will try it all.<br />Thanks for sharing:)<br /><br />Stella<br /><a href="http://www.yomg.com.au/" rel="nofollow">YoMyGoodness</a>
naz khan says
February 23, 2014 at 5:53 pmThese cookies look absoloutly delicious I cant wait to try them… Thanks
[email protected] is How I Cook says
January 20, 2014 at 4:49 pmI want one of these now! To go with my protein shake, of course! Pinning!
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says
January 20, 2014 at 12:47 pmCookies for breakfast? Where do I sign up? I think everyone here would be very pleased with a couple of these in the morning!
Gerry @Foodness Gracious says
January 20, 2014 at 7:08 amSo does that mean I could have 4 for breakfast 😉 I wish!!
Chris Scheuer says
January 18, 2014 at 10:53 pmI would skip and jump for joy if someone served these to me for breakfast Tricia. They look just amazing and your photos make them very enticing! I love that there's no sugar except in the chips.
Anna and Liz Recipes says
January 18, 2014 at 7:34 pmTricia !! These are my kind of breakfast on the go cookies !! We do think alike and I am glad !!
Anna and Liz Recipes says
January 18, 2014 at 7:31 pmTricia !! These are my kind of breakfast on the go cookies !! You and I certainly think alike and I am glad !! <br />Xxoo Anna
Angie Schneider says
January 17, 2014 at 1:53 pmThese breakfast cookies look awesome, Tricia. They are great for the afternoon snack too.
Tanna at The Brick Street Bungalow says
January 17, 2014 at 12:47 pmTricia, you're killing me here with this BEAUTIFUL cookie. Yep, I want it for breakfast, lunch, dinner and a couple of snacks to boot! Oh, I hate that I can't eat ALL I want, all the time! 😉 LOL! but, I can say that when the scales are back to pre-expansion weight, THESE will be for breakfast. Thank you. blessings and hugs ~ tanna
Wendy says
January 17, 2014 at 3:30 amWith the warm, nutty taste of browned butter, the oats, fruits, and a bit of chocolate these sound like the perfect breakfast (lunch and dinner) partner to a cup of coffee! (I am leaving out the nuts because I can't have them but I will just double up on something else!) They really sound chewy and delicious, Tricia! Pinned. I may have to make these tomorrow. 🙂
Monica says
January 16, 2014 at 11:45 amThese cookies look delicious and I'd eat them all day long, too! Oatmeal cookies are the best and they must be so moist with the honey. Lovely!