Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Breakfast cookies



I found a recipe for these breakfast cookies from Organic Valley and they are soooo good and very good for you, too. The original recipe is at http://www.organicvalley.coop/ and it is called "Survival cookies with java drops" if you want that version. My extra yummy, extra healthy version is below. By the way, Organic Valley has a lot of recipes on their site, especially ones that look really good for fall if you are interested. Let me know if anyone has some good autumn-ish recipes to share! I lost track of a great pumpkin cheesecake recipe a few years ago. Any ideas for a good one?

Ingredients:
1/2 c. (1 stick) butter (at room temperature)
1 large egg
1/4 c. honey
1/4 c. brown sugar
3/4 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 c. whole wheat flour
1/2 c. oatmeal (plain)
2 tbsp. ground flax seed
2 tbsp. wheat germ
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
Large dash cinnamon
Small dash nutmeg
1/3 c. dark chocolate covered coffee beans
1/4 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/4 c. dried cranberries
1/4-1/2 c. chopped dried apricots
1/8-1/4 c. sliced almonds

Instructions:
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease one large baking sheet.

In a medium sized mixing bowl, whisk together flour, oatmeal, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

With an electric mixer, on medium-high speed, beat together the room temperature butter, sugar, and honey in a large bowl until pale and fluffy (3 minutes or so). Add egg, beating with mixer until creamy (about 1 minute). Beat in vanilla.

Reduce speed to low and mix in flour mixture until just blended. Add the dark chocolate covered coffee beans (often called java drops), chocolate chips, dried cranberries and apricots, and almonds. Mix well by hand using a strong metal spoon, as the dough is quite thick.

Scoop a large spoonful of batter for each cookie, arranging mounds three inches apart on baking sheet. Flatten mounds into rounds using moistened palm of your hand. Makes about 8 large cookies.

Bake until golden yet gooey (about 10-13 minutes). Transfer cookies to a rack to cool.

Notes:
Cool cookies and store in an airtight container at room temperature for about 3 days.

Nutrition Information: (for original recipe only)
162 calories, 2g fat (10.6% calories from fat), 4g protein, 34 g carbohydrate, 2g dietary fiber, 25mg cholesterol, 196mg sodium.

Enjoy!

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