Make Cookies part of a healthy breakfast with these Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Breakfast Cookies! This gluten free breakfast cookie recipe is made with simple wholesome ingredients and unrefined sugars. Portable, easy, delicious! Flourless cookie option included.
Hi friends! Just letting you know this breakfast cookie recipe originally published a few years ago, but we’ve recently tested and flourless option (with gluten free oats) and love it! Now we’re sharing it with you today, along with the original flour option and video.
A Breakfast Cookie Recipe Defined!
Two words.. BREAKFAST COOKIES. They belong together, right? But why? Other than the pure fact that I will wake up for breakfast cookies and coffee with much more enthusiasm than say, toast. Haha!
But what makes a breakfast cookie a breakfast cookie? This is a serious question. Is it because it’s healthier so you can justify eating cookies for breakfast? Is it that it’s portable or kid friendly? Is it that many breakfast cookies recipe are made with breakfast foods; ie.e banana or whole-grain oatmeal ? Is it that it contains fruit? Or should we just call it a healthyish cookie and be done with it.
If we were going by Wikipedia standards, a cookie can be defined as
“A cookie is a baked or cooked food that is small, flat and sweet. It usually contains flour, sugar and some type of oil or fat. It may include other ingredients such as raisins, oats, chocolate chips, nuts, etc. Wikipedia”
You see, this really doesn’t justify our answer.
Well my friends, we don’t have time to debate on whether these chocolate almond butter cookies or healthy breakfast cookies are really just cookies. But I do know this! They are gluten free, dairy free, paleo friendly, and refined sugar free. Either way, these cookies are made to nourish or enjoy ANYTIME of day! A breakfast on the go or midnight snack with milk….make that non dairy milk for me. 😉 milk.
Stay with me here, we are going to take this cookie definition to a whole new healthy level.
INGREDIENTS for healthy breakfast cookies:
- dark chocolate
- eggs
- almond butter
- molasses
- banana
- oat flour (or gluten free ground oats) or gluten free flour.
5 Ingredients that Make these Breakfast Cookies Healthy!
- FIRST –> Banana. This is what’s going to replace the oil and some of the sugar. It’s rich in potassium, magnesium, plus it gives it that breakfast taste!
- SECOND –> We have a gluten free starch. Tapioca or ground oats! Both rich in fiber and flourless!
- THIRD –> One egg. You know for protein and such. Bonus: Rich in choline too!
- And FOURTH–> Almond butter, obviously. Healthy fats and rich in Vitamin E
- And FIFTH –> Molasses. Oh yea!! Plant based iron to boot! A natural sugar with a good source of minerals.
Then there is an option to leave these cookies plain, without the dip in dark chocolate. They turn out soft and taste similar to banana oatmeal cookies. Not a bad taste if you ask me. 😉
That being said, dark chocolate is healthy and contains loads of antioxidants. So chocolate for breakfast is totally allow. You’re welcome.
How to Make Chocolate Almond Butter Breakfast Cookies VIDEO
I also drizzled these cookies with extra melted almond butter and sparkling cane sugar. Oops. Totally optional though! Hey, that’s just my inner foodie wanting everything to look pretty. Can you blame me?
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Chocolate Almond Butter Breakfast Cookies
- Total Time: 42
- Yield: 12 cookies 1x
Description
Almond butter, bananas, eggs, and chocolate make a healthy breakfast cookie made with simple wholesome ingredients and unrefined natural sugars. Portable, easy, delicious!
Ingredients
- 1 cup drippy almond butter
- 1 egg
- 1 ripe banana
- ⅓ cup tapioca flour or oat flour
- ⅓ – ½ cup raw sugar or coconut palm sugar (see notes for substitutes)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- dash cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon maple syrup or molasses (optional but helps with keeping batter together and sweetness)
- Optional – ½ cup dark chocolate chips, 1 teaspoon coconut oil and sparkling sugar
Instructions
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, combine the almond butter, egg, and banana until incorporated.
- Mix in the flour, sugar, baking powder, vanilla, salt and cinnamon.
- Fold in the maple syrup, if needed.
- Chill the batter in the fridge for 1-2 hours or freeze for 15-20 minutes. (see notes)
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- After the dough hardens, scoop onto a lined baking sheet at least 2 inches apart as they cookies will spread.
- Press each cookie flat with a fork.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes or longer for crispier edges.
- Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool completely before removing them from the baking sheet. The bottoms will harden as they cool.
- As the cookies cool, melt the chocolate. In a small deep bowl, place the dark chocolate chips in microwave safe bowl and add the coconut oil. Heat in 30 second intervals until melted.
- When cookies are cooled, dip half of each cookie into the chocolate or drizzle the chocolate on top of the cookies. Place on lined pan or plate. If desire, sprinkle cookies with cinnamon, sparkling sugar, melted almond butter, or sea salt.
- Place the cookies in fridge to cool the chocolate coating and to store.
Notes
Substitutes – Monk fruit sweetener can be substituted for the raw cane sugar but the baking texture/times might vary.
Baking Tip – Depending on the nut butter used, if the batter is too loose even after chilling, mix in 1-2 tablespoons more flour.
Estimated Nutrition Per Cookie with Chocolate Coating
- Prep Time: 30
- Cook Time: 12
- Category: dessert, breakfast
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 170
- Sugar: 7g
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 2.5g
- Protein: 4.5g
Keywords: breakfast cookies, paleo, gluten free, healthy breakfast
All in all think of this as nutter butter cookies meets banana breakfast cookies meets almond butter chocolate chip cookies. Or something like that. 🙂
But the question remains…. is this a cookie or breakfast cookie?
Chime in!
Cheers!
LC
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Was wondering if you could omit the sugar completely? I don’t mind adding a bit of maple syrup.
It might not bind as well but totally worth a shot! Watch baking time just in case.
Kinda obsessed over these, they look amazing!
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I have a question, I’m allergic to bananas, is there a way to make this cookie using something else? I have no aversions to using oil or sugar or even regular flour, let me know, I want to make these so bad!!
I think you could try avocado, applesauce, or pumpkin puree. Maybe 1/4 c to 1/3 c?
This recipe is so tasty! A healthier option of a treat for breakfast!
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Thanks, Katie! Glad to help!
These cookie are incredible! You just can’t go wrong with cookies for breakfast!
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I totally agree! Thanks!
These really should be called ‘breakfast lunch and dinner cookies’! They are so delicious and easy to make my crew wants them for every meal!
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Haha!! Love that Toni! Thank you!
I’m totally on board with cookies for breakfast!
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Yeasss!!!
I am embarrassed to say how much I love almond butter. Currently I have 8 jars in my pantry! Thank you so much for these delicious cookies!
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Hi there
This looks amazing and I can’t wait to try them out! I was just wondering how I would freeze these? Thank you 🙂
are you wanting to freeze after cooked?
If possible, that would be great. Any advice would be great. Even if it’s how to freeze before cooking 🙂
Yes please 🙂 and if I can freeze it, what would be the best way to defrost it? I just saw your carrot and blueberry breakfast bars. Yum!!!! Definitely want to try it, and love that it can be frozen too. How would I defrost that?
You could freeze the dough in balls and then bake when needed just by placing on a cookie sheet. Or you could bake, freeze, them pop in the microwave or thaw in fridge when you want them. I would freeze them in wax paper. Hope that helps!
Yes thank you! Much appreciated :). I made a batch yesterday and they were a huge hit!
In your picture you don’t show the coconut sugar, you just say 5 ingredients, but the recipe and your video calls for the sugar. Why?.
YOu can use sugar or molasses or both! the sweetener is the 5th option. Sorry for confusion. 😉
SO GOOD!!!
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Would these work with almond flour or coconut flour or a combination?
I think so! Maybe 3 tbsp almond flour and 1 to 2 tbsp coconut flour. I’m not sure how high they will rise though.
These look delicious! I will definitely be making them soon but what brand of almond butter do you use?
I like using Maranath no stir or even sunbutter. They seem to be extra creamy and not dry, ya know?
I am just now on the breakfast cookie train (WHERE HAVE I BEEN) and these look INCREDIBLE! These photos too, WOW! You blow me away.
Girl you need to get on that train and ride it ?
I’ll have these for breakfast, lunch, AND dinner!!
Good plan!
I have been drooling over these since I spotted them at the end of last week. I need to try them ASAP! Cookies all ay long!
Yea! get her done! haha breakfast at my house.
I need these ASAP!
They look SO soft and delicious! I think we might have all the ingredients. And I really love breakfast cookies like this, because they’re really satisfying and sweet! 🙂
yay keep me posted! <3
It depends. If the bread has ample butter pockets, I might choose breakfast bread over cookies…unless of course it was these specific cookies because they look and sound all kinds of magical. Like unicorns but better.
what if I made you both buttery bread and cookies. Then we have a unicorn party? 😉
I love these breakfast cookies! Such a treat to start the day!
I shall be the judge of this. Breakfast cookies are LEGIT! Can you deliver these to me with a mimosa? I mean… coffee…
on my way with mimosas now!
Any time you’re serving up cookies for breakfast, I’m in! These look awesome Lindsay!
Wow I totally need to make these this weekend! LOVE the photos as well!
This recipe sounds delicious!! Thank you so much for having a skip to recipe button 😀 As someone with food intolerances, I often like to check out what’s in a recipe before I fall in love with the outcome and dive into the details of how to make it. Can’t wait to make these breakfast cookies!
My pleasure! Feel free to comment or email anytime if you need substitutes
Soooo good! Love these cookies! Pictures are amazing!
And I love you!
WOW these cookies look amazing! So delicious and I really love your photos!
Thanks friend!