Apple Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies with Apple Butter
Oh how I love a breakfast cookie!
These apple butter breakfast cookies are incredibly satisfying and so delicious, perfect to make for the week ahead. Nothing like a good breakfast meal prep to get the week started off right!
Never did I ever need an excuse to have a cookie for breakfast. But this is a good one.
A good excuse that is. And a good cookie.
Breakfast cookies can be tricky!
It’s hard to find one that doesn’t taste like cardboard. It’s difficult to make one that is actually worthy of the cookie name. There are breakfast “cookies” that are just mounds of oats and bananas smashed together and labeled “cookie.” It’s blasphemous!
I have a few recipes that I really enjoy, but this new one might be my favorite. Think melty almond butter, oats, grated apples, chopped walnuts, maple syrup – dreamy!
These are so crunchy and the texture is perfect. The flavor is even better. They are hearty and filling and taste like a spiced fall day.
These breakfast cookies kind of remind me of my granola scones. It’s not like they are a chewy gooey cookie. It’s a fairly healthy recipe after all. But they aren’t dry either! They are crumbly and crunchy without falling apart. They are nourishing without being heavy or super sugar laden.
I am probably making no sense, but they are worthy of the breakfast cookie name.
And the fall flavor!
Apple butter, maple syrup, grated apple, cinnamon… oh it is so good. I LOVE the flavor of these. They remind me of the apples and cinnamon instant oatmeal packets I adored when I was a kid.
These come together so easily. Just like a basic cookie. Scoop, bake, eat. They freeze well. A batch will last all week.
The ideal meal prep.
Best breakfast, snack or before-bed treat!
Apple Butter Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies
Apple Butter Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies
I love making these apple oatmeal breakfast cookies for meal prep each week! Made with apple butter, maple syrup, almond butter, grated apple and spices, they are hearty, crunchy, nourishing and satisfying. The best breakfast or snack!
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, stir together the oats, flour, flaxseed, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the egg and apple butter. Whisk in the almond butter, vanilla extract and maple syrup. Add the dry ingredients and grated apple. Add the walnuts. Stir until everything is just combined.
- Scoop the dough onto a baking sheet – I do about 1 ½ inch scoops and set them 2 inches apart. You can use the bottom a glass to gently press on each scoop to flatten the cookie, otherwise they will be a little mound of cookie.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the cookie is set. Let cool completely. Store sealed for up to 5 days. These are also great served with extra apple butter!
Cue all the exclamation points.
