Simple Oat and Cherry Breakfast Cookies are a quick grab-and-go treat that tastes like a hearty and comforting granola. They’re packed with oats, coconut, banana and dried cherries, making them almost sugar free (just a touch of maple), vegan and gluten free. Now, listen to my life revelations and have a cookie.
I have had one of the most hectic schedules lately, that getting into a simple breakfast cookie recipe just makes me feel calm.
Cookie therapy.
I don’t want to bog you down with my stresses, but I’ve been working a TON (pulling overnight shifts in my nanny-land and such), planning a 30th birthday party for my husband just the week before our first anniversary, and staring at the blank walls in my new house, my head swimming with fear and ideas.
I’ve been reading some design books (been LOVING this one and this one) that make me feel like I can do anything. As soon as I conquer the fear of being imperfect, I’ll be able to do it. Until then…I’ve purchased some glass pumpkins from TJ Maxx and will call that decorating just in case anybody stops in to see my progress (please don’t!).
I’ve had some realizations lately. I have realized, and I know this may sound dumb, that I can truly do anything I want to do. Silly, right? But so NOT silly. Because I’ve always looked at those women who treat their bathrooms like a spa, pampering their skin with masks and lotions every evening and stopping to brush their hair, like they have everything together and that I’ll be there some day. As if I have other things to do?
But I don’t! Why can’t I be that woman? Why can’t I take longer in the shower? Why can’t I watch Barefoot Blonde videos for an hour then braid my hair in a cool new way? Why can’t I actually put on my makeup in the morning and feel hella good?
Why can’t I paint the walls in my house whatever color makes me happy? And hang up photos then change them the next week? And paint the furniture that I’ve had since I was a child and just don’t
l-o-v-e?
Well, there’s nothing that I can think of that should be stopping me. I know this isn’t groundbreaking news here, but I can be that person too.
Do you ever have those moments? The ones where things just start to click and you realize you’ve wasted so much time? I’m having those moments. And I know that I’m already happier, just a few days into them.
Terrible transition, but I’ve made you cookies too.
They’re simple, and healthy, and inspired by What Should I Eat For Breakfast Today, because I adore her blog and these cookies spoke to me when she made them.
So here are some for you. Because I love you. And because you truly can do anything (even if its just swapping the cherries for craisins…).
- ¾ c oats
- ½ c shredded coconut
- 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
- 1 large banana, mashed
- 2 Tbs. coconut oil
- 1 tsp. maple syrup
- 1-2 Tbs. dried cherries, cut up in smaller pieces
- 5 Brazil nuts, chopped
- sesame seeds, for sprinkling
- Preheat the oven to 350 deg F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment.
- In a bowl, mush together the banana, coconut oil, and maple syrup.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and stir together until completely mixed.
- Place a round biscuit cutter onto the parchment where you'd like the first cookie to go. Scoop 2 Tbs of cookie mixture into the cookie cutter then use the back of your spoon to spread and press it all in there, compacting the mixture, taking up the whole inside of the biscuit cutter. Carefully lift the cutter straight up, leaving a round-formed cookie on the parchment. Repeat with the rest of your dough until all of your cookies are formed. Mine made 6.
- Sprinkle the cookies with sesame seeds.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until nicely golden around the outside and middle.
- Let them cool on the parchment, then remove them.
- Eat and enjoy!
- Store leftover cookies in an airtight container. I keep mine in a Ziplock in the freezer then take a few on the go with me in the mornings.
Cookies for breakfast? Sounds wonderful to me, especially when they are healthy like these ones are. They would be a great post run snack while I stretch, especially as they have cherry, that can help my body get its recovery on. As for time wasting, YES I have done that a lot, and as frustrating as it is, I am glad you came to the realization that YOU can do anything, yes YOU can! Just have to decide what is most important to you!
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I definitely was thinking the same thing with the cherries 🙂
Its crazy how much time we waste not realizing we’ve been “waiting” for the right time…definitely need to stop that! Thanks Tina!
Looks yummy! Love making things with oats too. 😀
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i just made one so similar! we think alike!
cookies for breakfast?! count me in!
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