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Healthy Gingerbread Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies

Healthy Gingerbread Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies

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Start your day with a delightful treat that’s both wholesome and festive—Healthy Gingerbread Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies! These cookies are chewy, packed with nutritious oats, and flavored with warm spices like ginger and cinnamon. Perfect for breakfast or as a mid-day snack, they fill your home with the inviting aromas of the holiday season. Easy to whip up, these cookies can be made ahead of time and stored for later enjoyment. Each bite offers a perfect balance of sweetness and spice, making them an ideal choice for any day of the week!

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup (100g) instant oats
  • ¾ cup (90g) whole wheat flour or gluten-free flour
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ⅛ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ⅛ tsp ground cloves
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 ½ tbsp (21g) coconut oil, melted and cooled slightly
  • 1 large egg white (room temperature)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup (60mL) molasses
  • 5 tbsp (75mL) nonfat milk (room temperature)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together instant oats, flour, baking powder, ground ginger, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, and cloves until combined.
  3. In another bowl, mix melted coconut oil with egg white and vanilla extract. Stir in molasses and nonfat milk.
  4. Combine dry ingredients into wet ingredients until just mixed. Chill dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  5. Scoop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, flattening each slightly.
  6. Bake for 7-10 minutes until edges are golden. Cool on pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

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