Breakfast Cookies

So we aren't exactly morning people around here. We tend to be night owls so my house is typically not up and going before 8. (Just one more reason homeschooling works so well for us!) The kids are not big breakfast eaters. They are happy with a pb&j or a granola bar and milk! These breakfast cookies are yummy and while not a total healthfood, they are still better than Pop tarts! (Which my kids love and beg for at the grocery store...and I cave to once every few months!) Here are two different recipes I have made:


Cheerios Breakfast Cookies
What you need:
1 1/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. peanut butter
1/4 c. milk
1 Tbsp. vanilla
1 egg
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, or a combination
1 c. old fashioned or quick cooking oats (but not instant)
1 c. raisins
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
4 c. Cheerios toasted oat cereal


What you do:
Heat oven to 375. Cream together butter, peanut butter, and sugar. Add in water, egg, and vanilla. In another bowl, combine flour(s), salt, soda, and oats. Add dry ingredients to wet and mix well. Stir in raisins. Gently stir in cereal.
Drop dough by 1/4 c. full 4 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten to about 1 inch thick. Bake 12-14 minutes or until golden brown. Allow cookies to cool for about 5 minutes before removing. This is important to prevent them from breaking up. Store loosely covered. I kept them in a big ziploc in the freezer and would pull out a few and let them thaw loosely covered on the counter over night.


Breakfast Cookies from April 2010 Home Life magazine
What you need:
1 c. butter softened
1/2 c. honey
1 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 c. quick cooking oats
1 c. Grape Nuts cereal
1 c. shredded coconut
1/2 c. raisins
1/2 c. chocolate chips (optional)
1/2 c. chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)


What you do:
Preheat oven to 350. Cream butter, honey, and sugar until fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs and beat again. In a seperate bowl combine flour, salt, soda, and baking powder. Add to the butter mixture and mix until smooth. Stir in oats, coconut, raisins, chocolate chips, and nuts. Drop by large spoonfuls onto prepared baking sheets and bake 10-12 minute or until golden brown around the edges.
Tip: Store cookies in freezer and remove as needed. Thaw at room temperature over night or in the microwave about 10 seconds.

Give these a try for busy weekday mornings!