Cookies for breakfast? Definitely, when they are this delicious.

Hello Made For Pinterest readers, it’s Celeste again from The Whole Serving, here with a delicious breakfast cookie for you.

I love cookies, and I love them even more when they give me the energy boost I need before or after a morning run or when I get the late afternoon munchies. When I make cookies it’s usually chocolate chip, sugar or any other really sweet cookie.  I decided to give breakfast cookies a try after seeing a commercial for some on TV.

I’m always trying to get my 20 year-old to eat breakfast, but she says it makes her stomach upset when she eats before 10 in the morning. I don’t know why. But mid morning she needs the energy. She likes cookies, so I decided to make these for her so after her first class she would have the energy pick-me-up she needed to make it until she eats lunch, which happens to be around 1:30 in the afternoon, after her classes.

It’s a versatile recipe, I used almonds and almond butter because my daughter has a peanut allergy. Feel free to use whatever nut butter is your favorite.

When baking them you can make them flat or keep them round.

If you are like my daughter and can’t stomach a big breakfast in the morning, give these Almond Butter Breakfast Cookies a try. I like to have mine with fresh fruit with yogurt and coffee.

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Almond Butter Breakfast Cookies

Servings 35

Author Celeste @The Whole Serving

Ingredients

• COOKIES
• 1 cup gluten-free flour blend
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 tablespoons natural cane sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/3 cup old-fashioned oats
• 2/3 cup almond butter
• 2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
• 1/2 cup almonds roughly chopped
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup coconut flakes
• GLAZE
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons almond milk
• 2 tablespoons almond butter

Instructions

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and line a shallow baking pan with parchment paper.
• Place the flour, baking soda, baking powder,sugar, salt and oats in a medium bowl, whisk to combine and remove any lumps.
• Add the almond butter, applesauce, maple syrup, vanilla, and coconut oil to the flour mixture, mix until well combined.
• Add in the remaining ingredients and combine until well incorporated.
• Using a mellon scoop or spoon, scoop up about 2 tablespoons of the dough and place on baking pan. If you want a flat cookie simply flatten with your fingers before baking.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
• This part is totally optional -- While cookies are baking, mix together the powdered sugar, almond milk until well combined. Add the almond butter and mix until mixture is smooth and creamy.
• Allow cookies to cool before drizzling glazing over cookies.

If you like this, you may enjoy some of my other creations over at The Whole Serving. Here are a few of my latest creations, stop by a check them out.

Blood Orange Turmeric Loaf

Raw Gluten-Free Tacos

Strawberry Basil Farro Salad

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Who doesn’t love cream cheese? There might be someone out there, but I haven’t met you yet. This is part cheesecake, part apple pie and all perfection! The crust is combination of flour, sugar and butter. How could something that simple taste so good?!? I just zip it up in my Cuisinart, but a stand mixer works too. Press the dough into a springform pan coming up the sides about 1 inch. This beautiful crust is topped with cream cheese, sugar, one egg and vanilla. Seriously easy, right? The apples are tossed with sugar and cinnamon, softened for 5 minutes in the microwave, and set on top. Ready to go in the oven and bake till golden brown. Just add the almonds for the last 5 minutes to brown slightly. The hardest part of this recipe is WAITING for it to cool. It is important to wait at least 5-10 minutes so that you can remove the outer collar from the springform pan without the crust sticking. Then dig in! This Bavarian Apple Torte is so elegant in it’s simplicity.

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Bavarian Apple Torte

Author Adapted by MadeFromPinterest

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 8 ounce package cream cheese
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 apples - peeled cored and sliced
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Cream together butter, sugar, vanilla and flour. Press crust mixture into the flat bottom of a 9 inch springform pan. Set aside.
• Blend cream cheese and sugar in a medium bowl, add in egg and vanilla. Pour cheese mixture over crust.
• Toss apples with sugar and cinnamon. Cook in microwave on high for 5 minutes to soften.
• Spread apple mixture over the cream cheese.
• Bake for 10 minutes. Lower temperature to 400 and bake for 20 minutes more. Add almonds and bake additional 5 minutes.
• Let cool at least 5-10 minutes and remove collar from springform pan.
• Serve and enjoy!

Notes

I use a Cuisinart to quickly mix the crust and filling. A stand mixer is convenient as well, but by hand will get the job done too.

Here are a few of our holiday recipes we hope you will try:

Pumpkin Crunch Cake

Apple Pie Fries

Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

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