Healthy Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Cookies

Healthy breakfast ideas are always something I’m looking for! These healthy apple cinnamon breakfast cookies are a family favorite and so perfect for grabbing as you walk out the door.

They are high in fiber, low in fat and sugar and full of flavor! And who doesn’t want cookies for breakfast?!

I’ve had this breakfast cookie recipe in a photocopied hand-out for years. When my husband & I started riding the bus at 6:15 every morning, I started looking for fast and healthy breakfast recipes. I pulled this one out, made some changes to lower the fat and raise the fiber and this is what I got. In addition to a healthier recipe, the cookies turned out to be more moist and tastier than ever!

I feel like there are a few breakfasts that I love, but I know aren’t good for me (hello french toast and killer breakfast sandwiches!) and they won’t keep me satisfied in a healthy way which means I’ll be making poor decisions all day. I try to choose better breakfast choices all week, like these breakfast cookies and then save pancakes for Saturday morning. One day a week doesn’t kill ya, especially if you’re still smart about what you eat for your other meals.

What Do I Need to Make Healthy Breakfast Cookies?

These cookies are packed with healthy ingredients and loads of flavor. Here is what you will need:

• Whole Wheat Flour
• Oat Flour
• Baking Powder
• Salt
• Cinnamon
• Cardamom
• Apple Butter
• Brown Sugar
• Egg
• Vanilla Extract
• Apple
• Oatmeal
• Pepitas
• Raisins

The measurements for each ingredients can be found in the recipe card below.

How to Make Healthy Breakfast Cookies

These breakfast cookies come together quickly, and if you limit yourself to two a day (so hard!), then you’ve got breakfast for the whole week! Here are the basic steps:

1. Preheat the oven.
2. Combine all the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
3. Add all the wet ingredients.
4. Fold in all the chunky ingredients.
5. Spoon the dough onto a greased baking sheet (or line it with parchment paper) and smash them down a little.
6. Bake and cool.

More detailed instructions can be found in the recipe card at the end of the post.

Is Whole Wheat Flour Better Than All Purpose?

Whole wheat flour is rich in vitamins B-1, B-3, and B-5, and contains riboflavin and folate.

Whole wheat flour also has more iron, calcium, protein, and other nutrients than white flour.

Is Apple Butter the Same as Applesauce?

Applesauce is lighter and has more water content than apple butter.

Secret Ingredient Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this delicious and easy chocolate chip cookie recipe. Perfect for any occasion, these cookies are sure to be a hit with everyone! And you won’t believe what the secret ingredient is!

My darling friend Kim had a nanny helping her out one day and my daughter along with hers made cookies with this sweet nanny. Thankfully, I was the happy recipient of a delicious treat! One secret totally makes these cookies irresistible!!

Do you have a single go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe, or do you have different chocolate chip cookie recipes for different occasions? Sometimes I want thick gourmet chocolate chip cookies, so I go with our Levain bakery copycat recipe. Other times I want that tender, perfectly chewy chocolate chip cookie, so I go with our favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. If I have vanilla pudding on hand, I’ll make our chocolate chip pudding cookies. It just depends!

Well, this CCC recipe is super quick and easy, the the surprise ingredient is something you’ll have on hand already, but you’ve probably never thought to add it to a chocolate chip cookie before.

Ingredients for the Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

Here is the list of ingredients you will need to make these delicious cookies including the surprising secret ingredient:

• Light Brown Sugar: adds richness and sweetness
• Granulated White Sugar: adds sweetness
• Butter: adds fat and rich flavor, shortening or a combination of butter and shortening can also be used
• Eggs: gives the cookies structure
• Flour: just regular all-purpose flour works great
• Baking Soda: gives the cookies their rise and fluffiness
• Salt: enhances all the other flavors
• Cinnamon: The secret ingredient!
• Cinnamon Sweet Thins: Just to add some more cinnamon flavor and a little texture! You can use cinnamon graham crackers or our personal favorite Read more

Melt in Your Mouth Gluten-Free Monster Cookies [+Video]

Indulge in these delicious monster cookies that are not only gluten-free, but also loaded with oats, chocolate chips, M&M’s, and peanut butter. They are so chewy they practically melt in your mouth!

I’ve been on the hunt for a bomb monster cookie recipe and then I found one and adapted it very slightly and doubled it. It is from What Molly Made because literally no flourless peanut butter monster cookie recipe compares to hers.

Monster cookies are like an oatmeal cookie, m&m cookie, chocolate chip cookie and peanut butter cookie all smashed together in one. They are perfection! They are the best monster cookies!

What are Monster Cookies?

There are a few different stories out there for how this cookie got its name, but my favorite is that it’s a little bit of everything just like Frankenstein. A monster! These cookies can also be know as kitchen sink cookies because they have everything but the kitchen sink in them. They are super adaptable to whatever mix-ins you and your family love.

Ingredients for Monster Cookies

You won’t find any flour or dairy products (substitute the m&m’s) in this cookie recipe! This is for you, my gluten-free and dairy-free friends! Here is what you need:

• Eggs: give structure and rise to the cookies
• Peanut Butter: I prefer creamy, processed (not natural) peanut butter like Skippy or Jif.
• Brown Sugar: adds rich flavor and sweetness
• Sugar: more sweetness
• Vanilla Extract: enhances flavor
• Oats: old fashioned rolled oats adds so much texture and make sure they are certified gluten-free oats
• Baking Soda: gives rise and fluffiness
• Salt: enhances flavors and balances the sweetness
• Mini M&M’s (or milk chocolate chips): can use regular size too or holiday themed
  • NOTE: To make this recipe dairy-free, you’ll need to use a dairy-free candy or omit the m&m’s completely. Same story for the chocolate chips.
• Mini Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips: regular sized may be used
• Raisins: totally optional for those raisin haters out there

Keep scrolling to the recipe card down below for measurements for all the ingredients.

How to Make Gluten-Free Monster Cookies

Monster gluten-free cookies are so

Soft and Chewy Pumpkin Pie Cookies [+Video]

Indulge in the flavors of fall with these soft and chewy pumpkin pie cookies topped with a dollop of whipped cream. Perfect for satisfying your pumpkin spice cravings!

I saw a cookie floating around on Instagram that everyone was obsessed with all about pumpkin pie. You use a filling similar in flavor to classic pumpkin pie, but it’s really nothing like a pumpkin pie. After tackling the key lime pie cookie I couldn’t get it out of my head that the best idea ever for those who hate making pie and want something more kid friendly on Thanksgiving was to make a pie cookie. These are to die for!!

Of course that darn Crumbl beat me to it, so now you can make that yummy pumpkin pie Crumbl cookie at home! And to me, our is better….shhhhhh! 🤐

Ingredients and Materials Needed

For this cookie pie recipe, there are two main components and then a couple of optional components. We will start with the cookie base, then while it chills, we will make a pumpkin pie filling. You have the option of rolling the cookie dough in pie crust crumbles (which I HIGHLY recommend) and topping it with whipped cream just like you would a slice of pumpkin pie. It all combines for the perfect pumpkin dessert bite! Here is what you will need:

Cookie Base

• Butter: Use unsalted butter and you want it softened but not warm
• Brown Sugar: Adds sweetness and richness of flavor
• White Sugar: Adds sweetness
• Egg: Gives the cookie base structure
• Vanilla: Adds flavor
• Flour: Just regular all-purpose flour is all you need
• Cornstarch: Adds chewiness and tenderness to the cookie
• Baking Powder: Adds rise, fluffiness to the cookie base
• Baking Soda: Works with the baking powder to leaven the cookie base
• Salt: Enhances all the other flavors
• Cinnamon Sugar: Adds flavor to the crumbled pie crust
• Pie Crust: Rolling the cookie dough in pie crust crumbles gives the cookies that craveable flaky, buttery flavor and texture.

Pumpkin Pie Filling

• Pumpkin Puree: Make sure you have pumpkin puree and not pumpkin pie filling
• Maple Syrup: Adds natural sweetness and flavor
• Sugar: Adds more sweetness
• Cornstarch: Helps the filling thicken as it bakes
• Vanilla Extract: Adds flavor
• Unsalted Butter: Adds flavor and richness
• Pumpkin Pie Spice: Adds that signature pumpkin pie warmth and flavor
• Read more

Apple Crisp Cookies [+Video]

Apple crisp cookies are like a classic apple crisp but in cookie form. They have a brown sugar cookie base topped with cinnamon apple filling and a crunchy buttery oat topping. They are the best fall cookie!

I actually don’t know where my love for apple crisp began, it certainly wasn’t in my own home for my Mom hates cooked apples. And I don’t know when it began because I don’t remember a time in my life that I didn’t love hot apple crisp with that brown sugar oat crumble on top.

Pause this conversation for a sidebar.

I do not want a few dry oats, nor do I want a soggy oat topping on my apple crisp. I want to practically feel like I’m devouring both apple pie and a warm oatmeal cookie when I dig in. Restaurant apple crisp disappoints me 9/10.

But back to my meanderings. Apple crisp feels like the perfect dessert no matter the time of year. It’s warm for those bundle up, freezing cold months and it’s All-American for summertime BBQs. But it’s also one of those desserts that’s a little hard to take to a big gathering, so after making a batch last fall I suddenly had the thought- this should be a cookie!!

And that my friends is why you’re here today. Because not only did I do exactly what I thought, but oh my goodness, this is the best cookie ever!!!

What Do I Need to Make Apple Crisp Cookies?

I’m going to give you a quick overview of what ingredients you will need for each part of this recipe, but there is quite a bit of overlap between the components. So the list of ingredients really isn’t as long as it appears! Here is what you will need…

• Crisp Topping: Flour, Old Fashioned Oatmeal, Brown Sugar, Cinnamon, Salt and Unsalted Butter
• Cookie Base: Unsalted Butter, Cream Cheese, Brown Sugar, White Sugar, Egg, Vanilla, Flour, Cornstarch, Baking Powder, Baking Soda and Salt
• Apple Filling: Apples (Granny Smith or Honeycrisp), Sugar, Water, Ground Cinnamon, Salt and Cornstarch
• Glaze (optional): Unsalted Butter, Powdered Sugar, Vanilla Extract and Milk

Keep scrolling to the end of this post to see the measurements of each ingredient.

Watch How These Cookies are Made…

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