Breakfast Cookies

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 10 mins

Total time: 20 mins

Serves: 18 cookies

Breakfast Cookies loaded with oats, peanut butter and chocolate chips. Wonderful for breakfast or as a healthy protein packed snack!

Ingredients

• 2¼ cup old fashioned oats
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• ½ cup creamy peanut butter
• ⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce
• ¼ cup maple syrup or honey
• 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 1 large egg

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine oats, flour, cinnamon, baking soda and chocolate chips in a large bowl.
3. Combine peanut butter, apple sauce, maple syrup, brown sugar and egg in a medium bowl.
4. Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir to combine.
5. On a baking sheet lined with a silicon baking mat or parchment paper, portion out heaping tablespoon cookies. Smash the cookie down to flatten it out. (Cookies do not puff up or spread a lot in the oven)
6. Bake for 9-10 minutes or until slightly browned and they appear firm.
7. Cool for a couple of minutes on the baking sheet and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.