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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?” Â This cookie is chocked full of dried mixed fruits, healthy oats, and hazelnuts sweetened only with honey and chocolate chips. Â 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. Â 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. Â 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 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 32 minutes
Yield: 16 cookies
Course: Breakfast Cookie
The base cookie dough is terrific - all you need to do is add your favorite fruit and nuts!
Ingredients
- 3 cups uncooked oats
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ½ to 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup honey
- ¾ cup unsalted butter
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- ½ cup chopped hazelnuts, walnuts, pecans, almonds would also be great
- ½ 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°F.  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. Â Continue to cook until the butter solids pool at the bottom of the pan and begin to brown. Â Swirl while cooking and watch the butter carefully to prevent burning. Â Once the butter solids are a nice nutty brown, remove from the heat and pour into a heat proof medium sized mixing bowl. Â Add the honey to the butter and mix until the honey is slightly melted and fully incorporated. Â Add the vanilla and egg. Â Blend the butter mixture into the flour and oat mixture. Â 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. Â Cool and enjoy. Â Store in an airtight container.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. When multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.
Nutrition
Calories: 295kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 117mg | Potassium: 113mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 304IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg
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
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Tricia
JB Phelps
Ten years later this is still a great recipe! I changed a few things due to what I had on hand. Used date syrup in place of the honey, but only a half cup. Then added 1 mashed banana. Left out the chocolate chips. They turned out amazing and the hubs loved them too!
Tricia Buice
I love your substitutions JB, especially the mashed banana. Thanks so much for commenting!
Janet
Just wondered if I could substitute sugar (maybe brown) for the honey? These look delicious! Ihave all the ingredients except the honey. Thanks!
Tricia Buice
Hi 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
Hey,<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
These cookies look absoloutly delicious I cant wait to try them… Thanks
Abbe@This is How I Cook
I want one of these now! To go with my protein shake, of course! Pinning!
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef
Cookies 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
So does that mean I could have 4 for breakfast 😉 I wish!!
Chris Scheuer
I 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
Tricia !! These are my kind of breakfast on the go cookies !! We do think alike and I am glad !!
Anna and Liz Recipes
Tricia !! 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
These breakfast cookies look awesome, Tricia. They are great for the afternoon snack too.
Tanna at The Brick Street Bungalow
Tricia, 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
With 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
These 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!