Quick Morning Energy: The Breakfast Cookie

I've been noticing a trend lately that makes me very, very happy. Folks are eating cookies for breakfast.

I can't see much that could be too terribly wrong with this trend, and I've got my fingers crossed that it's not fleeting. It makes sense, too: wholesome oats, nuts, and dried fruit baked into an easy, portable, not-too-sweet breakfast. Much like the more familiar scone, some breakfast cookies use more sugar than others, some are denser while others are lighter, and some rely more on dried fruits or nuts. Regardless, I can't wait to try a few of these recipes. Perfect with coffee on a slow weekend morning or even better for mornings when you just can't be bothered to prepare a real breakfast.

Try a Recipe:
• Vegan Carrot Cherry Breakfast Cookies - Joy the Baker
• Breakfast Cookies - King Arthur Flour
• Banana Breakfast Cookie - The Edible Perspective
• Oatmeal Pecan Cranberry Blueberry Breakfast Cookies - A Canadian Foodie
• Granola Breakfast Cookies - A Singleton in the Kitchen

(Image: Joy the Baker)

Comments (7)

Oddly enough, breakfast today is coffee with homemade GF biscotti (Italian twice baked cookies) :)

If I eat a cookie for breakfast (even one with oatmeal or carrot shavings in it) I will be hungry by 10:15. It would take a breakfast sized protein serving to balance it out and keep my blood sugar from spiking and then what's the point? Steel cut oats or wheat toast require less protein to balance out that spike for me.

Breakfast cookies sound healthy handy and tasty, but if I'm going to eat 300 calories and be hungry again after an hour I may as well have a chocolate chip cookie.

Yeah, the problem I have is that, what with all the dried fruit, molasses, chocolate chips, etc., etc., breakfast cookies tend to have a ton of sugar and zillions of calories. I might make the King Arthur cookies and try upping the protein and whole grains and cutting the sugar.

Definitely need to try some of these out. Thanks for including me in the list. I love that quick morning cookie! :)

Think of the "breakfast cookie" as an economical alternative to commercial breakfast bars, granola bars, energy bars...

People just want this form of food available, so why not make them at home more cheaply, then wrap and freeze for an ample supply?

I really like oatmeal/peanut butter cookies for breakfast. With some diced walnuts or almonds, they're very filling as well.

Sugar in the morning, even in the form of "good" carbs, is one of the absolute worst things you can do to your health. Sorry, but true.