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plate of apple peanut butter breakfast cookies

Healthy Apple Peanut Butter Breakfast Cookies

sarawalkenbach
Delicious, wholesome, and super easy to make. These Healthy Apple Peanut Butter Cookies are perfect for breakfast or an afternoon snack.
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 21 cookie
Calories 171 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Cookie Scoop optional
  • 1 Whisk
  • 1 Cookie Sheet
  • 2 Bowls medium and large
  • 1 Box Grater

Ingredients
  

  • 2 medium Apples Granny Smith or whatever you prefer

Wet Ingredients

  • 1 Egg large
  • 1/2 cup Apple Sauce unsweetened
  • 1/2 cup Peanut Butter creamy
  • 1/2 cup Maple Syrup pure
  • 1/4 cup Coconut Oil melted
  • 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract

Dry Ingredients

  • 2 cups Quick Oats
  • 1/2 cup Almond Flour
  • 1/2 cup Whole Wheat Flour or Gluten Free 1 to 1 Flour
  • 1/2 cup Pecans chopped
  • 1/4 cup Flax Seed milled
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp Sea Salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven at 350° F.
  • In a large bowl, whisk egg. Add rest of WET ingredients. Whisk until combined and smooth. Set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together all DRY ingredients. Set aside
  • Peel apples. Dice up 1 apple to a small dice. Should be about 1 cup of diced apple. Put in wet ingredient bowl and stir. This prevents oxidization. With a box grater, shred the other apple to 1/2 cup of shredded apple. Place in bowl with other wet ingredients.
  • Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients. Fold until just combined.
  • Scoop out on a greased cookie sheet. Flatten cookies with scoop or finger. Bake for 12-15 minutes until slightly golden.

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Notes

Once apples are diced and shredded, immediately put in with wet ingredients.
Gluten free 1 to 1 flour works beautifully with this recipe as a sub for the whole wheat flour.
These cookies don't spread while baking.
These cookies will keep for 3 days on the counter.
They freeze well. Put in freezer zip bag or container. Freeze for up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 171kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 4gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 0.03mgSodium: 110mgPotassium: 139mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 13IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 1mg
Keyword apple breakfast cookie recipe, apple oat cookies, healthy apple peanut butter cookies, healthy breakfast cookies
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