;; But I Had A Tiara: Breakfast
Showing posts with label Breakfast. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Breakfast. Show all posts

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies

I am always on the lookout for recipes that I can amend in order to use honey and/or whole wheat flour. Lately I have had an abundance of zucchini so have been looking for recipes using that too.

Here is a recipe I have been playing around with which we have enjoyed, and it uses all of those things. Make sure you pay attention to the "other" ingredients as these are what make them so yummy and help you make them according to what your family likes. Most kids are going to like the idea of a cookie for breakfast. I hope you like them!

1 Cup Real Butter
1 and 1/2 cups Honey
2 teaspooons Vanilla Extract (or extract of your choice. I prefer Orange Extract.)
2 Eggs

1 and 1/2 Cups Grated Zucchini (I'm not picky about measuring. You could get away with a little more or less)

2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour
1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 and 1/2 teaspoons Cinnamon
2 Cups Oatmeal

Approx. 2 Cups + or - (see list at bottom of recipe)

Cream together first four ingredients. Stir in zucchini. Combine the dry ingredients then stir into zucchini mixture. Add "other" ingredients and mix well. Place by spoonful on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 10 minutes or until browned and cooked through. (When I make the dough ahead and refrigerate overnight, it must be cooked at least 20 minutes.)

Other Ingredients --
Choose a few or add your own:
Nuts (such as walnuts, pecans, almonds)
Dried Fruit such as raisins, currants, cranberries, etc.
Fresh apple or pear, diced into small pieces
Chocolate, White or Carob chips (*hint: Use mini chocolate chips. You can add less and still have chocolate in every bite!)
Granola
Trail Mix
Or.. what's your pleasure? You can be creative.

Best if used with 1-2 days or frozen