Tuesday Treat - Oatmeal Breakfast Cookie

I had never thought of a cookie as a breakfast food. It is one of those foods you would probably think of as a "dessert" type food.

Oatmeal breakfast cookie

Tuesday Treat - Oatmeal Breakfast Cookie

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Why you would want to include this as part of your breakfast

• Is a food that is high in fiber - good for your gut bacteria

• Is filling

• Tastes good

• Easy and quick to make

• Can vary the ingredients to fit your food plan - Included in the notes variations

Oatmeal Breakfast Cookie

Prep time 15 minutes

Ready in 35 minutes

Ingredients:

• 3 cups old fashioned oats - can use gluten free oats

• 1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour - can use almond flour or other flour - do not use coconut flour

• 4 teaspoon baking powder

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 1 ripe, fresh avocado - halved, pitted, peeled, and mashed

• 1/2 cup brown sugar - can use cane sugar

• 1 cup plain lowfat yogurt - can use buttermilk made from allowed milk - see notes

• 1/3 cup olive oil

• 2 large eggs

• 2 cups of dried fruit - raisins, dates

Instructions:

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Line 4 baking sheets with aluminum foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray.

2. Combine the oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl. Cream together oil, avocado and sugar in a large bowl, then stir in yogurt or milk and eggs. Add oat mixture to avocado mixture and stir until combine, then stir in dates or other dried fruit.

3. Using a 1/4 cup measure, transfer the mixture onto lined baking sheets, spacing the cookies 2- inches apart. Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, until golden. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

Notes - to make buttermilk to use in place of yogurt - 1 cup of milk, add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice or white vinegar. Allow the mixture to sit for 10 minutes. It will curdle slightly.

I mentioned the cookie is higher in fiber. Adding in the avocado also adds:

• monounsaturated fat - good for the heart

• fiber

Avocados also are good for gut health. Putting the avocado in the cookie is a great way to add it into the diet.

Enjoy the breakfast cookie.

Juanita