I know I’m likely to get a lot of flack for posting a recipe for breakfast cookies. Though I’m totally and completely on board with the idea, it wasn’t mine! This recipe comes from the cookbook, Good Morning Baking! Delicious Recipes to Start the Day by Mani Niall. My collection of cookbooks doesn’t need any bulking up, but breakfast cookbooks are simply a huge draw for me. I love flipping through a cookbook full of breakfast recipes to search for something I might like to serve to my family on a decadent Sunday morning. They’re good for that sort of thing!
These cookies are GIANT. Like ice-cream-scoop-sized giant. So you just need one cookie and a tall glass of milk (or coffee), and you’re good to go on with the rest of your day! As far as how healthy they are… well, they are made with whole wheat flour and oats. And they have a good dose of peanut butter in them to add some protein. Yes, there is butter. Yes, there is sugar. Yes, there are chocolate chips. It’s a treat indeed, but it’s also ALL you’re going to eat for breakfast since it’s super, super filling. And hat sweet and salty combo is such a delicious idea!
I opted to take these giant breakfast treats on a recent camping trip with friends. As soon as I saw the recipe, I thought they’d be great to take camping. Just pull them out in the AM, slap them on a paper plate platter, put out some fruit and drinks and breakfast is done! They worked great for that. And they were a big hit with all of the adults and kids on the camping trip too. Because how could you possibly go wrong with serving cookies for breakfast?!
