They weren't bad if you think of them as a breakfast and not so much as a cookie. Definitely don't have the sweetness of a cookie, but I liked them. The kids didn't mind them either and each ate 3-4 for breakfast with a yogurt. Except of course the 2 year old who didn't even want to try them. I think he had a bite of one at lunch time, but that is is.
Final verdict - not bad for a different, healthy breakfast not loaded with sugar. Definitely good for an on-the-go breakfast and a quick and easy morning.
I actually followed the ingredients right from the book. I've rewritten the directions though.
Ingredients
- 6 Tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 cup flour blend (basically equal parts AP flour, wheat flour, and wheat germ. I mixed 1/2 cup each and had a bit left over. You could easily just use 1/3 cup of each for this recipe - or just use all whole wheat.)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups rolled oats (I rolled from groats - worked well)
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup Strawberry Puree (just pureed strawberries - I thawed some frozen I had and pureed them in the food processor -Use 2-2 1/2 cups frozen to make a cup of puree - I used a generous 2 1/2 cups, and have 1/4 cup puree left over which I froze for future use.)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup strawberry jam
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper
- In a large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients. (flour blend, baking soda, salt, oats.)
- In another bowl, whisk together eggs, vanilla, strawberry puree, sugar, and melted butter.
- Stir the dry into the wet. Drop by Tablespoonfuls onto the baking sheet, leaving about an inch between cookies. Scoop up 1/2 teaspoon jam in a measuring spoon. Make a small indent with the back of the spoon in a cookie and fill with the jam on the spoon. Repeat for each cookie.
- Bake for 25-28 minutes or until "golden brown." (?? to the golden brown - these cookies are pretty dark, not sure how you were supposed to see golden brown. I cooked mine 25 then added 2 minutes. and took them out.
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