It’s starting to feel like fall where I am - chilly mornings, a slow changing of the leaves, and just the whole feel in the air is shifting. How about for you? On my to-do list this weekend is getting all of our closets switched over for the season. The kids’ leggings and pants are still packed away, and we’ve had some chilly days where they could have used them! I’ll be excited to bring out my favorite sweaters, too, even if I’m a few weeks away from wearing them. I’m sure that’ll also mean a little inventory taking and some shopping. Mostly for them, but I might need something new too, don’t you think?! Speaking of fall… Today’s recipe is for some soft, just sweet enough whole wheat apple cinnamon breakfast cookies! ❤️
They are perfect for an easy, portable breakfast or morning snack and definitely a fun way to start the day! I made these apple cinnamon breakfast cookies for my son’s preschool bake sale last year. Everyone brings goodies and packages them in individual wrappings for people to buy. I, of course, wanted to make healthier treats and I thought breakfast cookies would help another family out on a busy morning. Guess I was right. We got to the bake sale 10 minutes after it started and these cookies had all already been bought! I’ll have to make a double batch this year!
I use white whole wheat flour and old fashioned rolled oats but you could substitute all-purpose flour if you prefer and I think quick cook oats would work fine here, too. I use a sweet red apple for this. Fuji, Gala, Honey Crisp or Cripps Pink all work. I’ve included walnuts in the recipe, but they are optional. They would make these more like apple pie cookies, but my daughter doesn’t like nuts in her cookies, so I omit when making them. I store extras of these in the refrigerator after the third day. (And actually, I prefer them cold!) These freeze great! Just put them in a freezer storage bag and they’ll keep up to 5 months.
M wanted one right away:
So did I!
And if you love chocolate for breakfast, like I do (see my chocolate breakfast oatmeal, chocolate chip oatmeal waffles and chocolate pumpkin granola), feel free to add ½ cup chocolate chips to these cookies instead of the walnuts. These apple cookies seem especially perfect for fall but you can of course make them any time of year! Have a wonderful weekend (and make some of these cookies!) XO, Kathryn Psst… check out my new VIDEO for this recipe!
I use white whole wheat flour and old fashioned rolled oats but you could substitute all-purpose flour if you prefer and I think quick cook oats would work fine here, too. I use a sweet red apple for this. Fuji, Gala, Honey Crisp or Cripps Pink all will work.
