Description
Indulge in the delightful flavors of Zucchini Bread Breakfast Cookies, a nutritious treat perfect for busy mornings or as a wholesome snack. These cookies combine the heartwarming taste of traditional zucchini bread with the convenience of a portable cookie format. Bursting with fiber-rich oats and fresh zucchini, they provide essential vitamins without any added sugars. Quick to prepare in just 30 minutes, these cookies are versatile enough to enjoy for breakfast, lunch boxes, or as a sweet afternoon pick-me-up. Customize them by adding your favorite nuts or chocolate chips for a personal touch that both kids and adults will love.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups quick oats
- ¾ cup old fashioned oats
- 1 cup oat flour (OR whole wheat flour OR ground grain of your choice)
- ¼ cup ground golden flax (OR chia seeds)
- ¼ cup chopped walnuts
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ⅓ cup honey
- 4 tablespoons oil (OR melted butter OR melted coconut oil)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup shredded zucchini (excess moisture squeezed out)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 360°F and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, mix quick oats, old fashioned oats, oat flour, ground flax, walnuts, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt until combined.
- Add unsweetened applesauce, honey, oil, eggs, vanilla extract, and shredded zucchini to the dry mixture; stir until a cohesive dough forms.
- Scoop about 2 tablespoons of dough per cookie onto the prepared sheets, spacing them 2 inches apart. Flatten slightly.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes until lightly golden. Cool on the sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-14 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (30g)
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 20mg