These Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies are a tasty protein-filled way to start off your day or great snack to power through the afternoon.
These oatmeal breakfast cookies are made with banana, almond butter, blueberries, and chocolate chips for a healthier cookie you can have any time of day. The kiddos love them for an easy grab-and-go breakfast during the week!
It is a running morning joke here in our home of what’s for breakfast? There are two possible answers. One is oatmeal, and the second is crepe waffles. You have a 50/50 chance of guessing it right each morning. I love the simplicity and ease of our morning choices because all of the kids like them – and we are talking about 11 kids here.
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Sometimes I like to switch up the oatmeal so I decided to take this morning favorite, and twist it up a bit. And oh boy, these oatmeal breakfast cookies are just fabulous.
Ingredients
- Mashed bananas
- Almond butter
- Honey
- Vanilla extract
- Quaker Old Fashioned Oats (rolled oats)
- Almond flour
- Ground cinnamon
- Baking soda
- Dried blueberries
- Chocolate chips
Quaker Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies
Kick start the year with an old & trusted friend – Quaker Oats – but in a new & simple way. My family loves oatmeal, so when Quakers Oats asked me to make a new recipe using one of my family’s favorites, it was a no-brainer.
And picking a box of Quaker Oats Old Fashion Oats was easy while I was out doing my normal grocery shopping at Target. They are located in the cereal aisle, and because Target has everything easily marked and laid out, you will have no trouble finding the Quaker Oats section.
Not only are they delicious, but oh so convenient. On those mornings when someone is just waking up, and we need to leave in 10 minutes for school, instead of stressing about what they can eat in the car (yes, a frequent occurrence in our house), I can just hand them one of these delicious breakfast cookies.
I don’t have to worry if it will get them through the morning – oatmeal is so filling and when you add in a few other ingredients you get healthy breakfast cookies that are a great way to start the day.
How to Make Them
Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine flour, oats, baking soda, and cinnamon; set the dry ingredients aside.
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, mash the banana until smooth. Add the almond butter and stir. Once well combined, stir in the honey and vanilla.
Gradually stir the oat mixture into the wet ingredients until well combined. Add the blueberries and chocolate chips and mix well.
Scoop the cookie dough into 24 balls, about 1.5 tablespoons each. Place the balls on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Bake one sheet at a time for 10 minutes or until a nice golden brown. Leave cookies on the sheet for 1-2 minutes, then move them to the cooling rack. Let them cool completely and serve
These cookies freeze well for up to one month, or you can store them in an airtight container for up to three days.
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Recipe Variations
Yes, they’re cookies, but they’re definitely healthier than regular oatmeal cookies.
I use honey instead of refined sugar because bananas add natural sweetness. You could also use pure maple syrup instead of honey.
Want to do some ingredient swaps? You can easily customize them with your favorite add-ins. Here are some ideas you might like to try:
- Try swapping peanut butter for almond butter. Or, if you want a nut-free version, try using sunflower seed butter.
- I love dried blueberries, but you can use raisins, dried cranberries, or other fruits. You can also omit them if you don’t like dried fruit.
- Feel free to skip the chocolate chips or swap them out for white or peanut butter chips.
- You can substitute chips or dried fruit for nuts like pecans or walnuts or add seeds like pumpkin or sunflower seeds.
These banana oatmeal breakfast cookies are just what my kids need to jump-start their day. While I thought these would only be great for breakfast, we found that they made even better afternoon snacks. And guess what? We weren’t eating three or four cookies. Just one cookie was enough to get through the afternoon munchies.
Start the day off on the right foot with this oatmeal breakfast cookie recipe. You and your family will love them!
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Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mashed bananas
- 1/2 cup almond butter
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 2 scoops vanilla protein powder 50 g, I use iHeartmacros
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour or almond flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup dried blueberries
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a small bowl, combine flour, oats, baking soda, and cinnamon; set aside.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, mash the banana until smooth, then add in almond butter and stir. Once well combined, stir in the honey and vanilla.
- Gradually stir in the oat mixture until it is well combined. Add in blueberries and chocolate chips and mix well.
- Scoop into 24 balls, about 1.5 Tbsp each. Place on parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake one sheet at a time for 10 minutes or until a nice golden brown. Leave cookies on the sheet for 1-2 minutes, then move them to cooling rack. Let them cool completely and serve.
- These cookies freeze well up to 1 month, or you can store in an airtight container up to 3 days.
These cookies are so rich and full of nutrients. A must make for sure!
Thank you!
Yummy! My family and I love this recipe! I can’t wait to make this again!
So glad to hear that you enjoy it! Thanks!
Breakfast cookies are so easy and have such a great flavor!
They really are! Enjoy!
These are my kids’ new favorite breakfast!
I’m glad they enjoy them!
Hi, I’ve been making these for a long time now and noticed that the recipe has changed. Would you be able to give me what changed/the old recipe so I can make the original recipe I’ve loved for so long? Thank you!
Hi Chelsea! I’m glad to hear you enjoyed the original recipe! The only change made was the option to use regular flour and the added protein powder for extra protein 🙂
Here is the original recipe for you to note down:
1/2 cup mashed bananas
1/2 cup almond butter
1/3 cup honey
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup Old Fashioned Oats
1/2 cup almond flour
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup dried blueberries
1/4 cup chocolate chips
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray two cookie sheets with cooking spray or line with parchment.
2. In a small bowl, combine almond flour, oats, baking soda, and cinnamon; set aside.
3. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, mash the banana until smooth, then add in almond butter and stir. Once well combined, stir in the honey and vanilla.
4. Gradually stir in the oat mixture until it is well combined. Add in blueberries and chocolate chips and mix well.
5. Using a 1/3-cup measuring cup, scoop the dough and place it in 6 mounds, 3 inches apart on prepared cookie sheet. On the second sheet you will only have 3 mounds, making 9 cookies total.
6. Bake one sheet at a time for 16-18 minutes or until a nice golden brown. Leave cookies on the sheet for 1-2 minutes, then move them to cooling rack.
Those are some delicious looking cookies. Thank you so much for sharing I will be making very soon!
This is one of my favorites!!!!
I would like to wake up with these cookies. Love to have them as a on-the-go snack too!
Do you think this recipe could work in bar form? Baked in an 8×8 pan? Im using a toaster oven at the moment since my regular oven is not working. A big sheet of the cookies won’t fit unfortunately but a square pan will. Thanks!
I’ve never tried cookies or bars in a toaster oven but would be concerned they wouldn’t bake evenly in a bar form. I would suggest baking small batches of the cookies in the square pan that will fit, turning the pan during cooking to make sure they cook evenly. Hope this helps!