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Birthday Cake Breakfast Cookies

Cookies that taste like birthday cake but are nutritious enough for breakfast or snacks!
5 from 2 votes
Print Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 12 cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 egg or 1/4 cup more applesauce
  • 1/4 cup neutral oil (avocado or vegetable)
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup or honey
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp almond extract optional but recommended
  • 3 Tbsp ground flax seed (flax meal) preferably the golden variety
  • 2 Tbsp hemp seeds or chia seeds
  • 1 cup instant "quick cooking" oats*
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat, all-purpose, or a combo of both 1 cup almond flour for gluten-free version
  • 1/4 cup rainbow sprinkles

Instructions
 

  • Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
  • In a large bowl, mix the applesauce, egg, oil, maple syrup, vanilla, and almond extract.
  • Add the flax, seeds, oats, baking powder, salt, flour, and half of the sprinkles. Use a large spoon or rubber spatula to mix until everything is just combined.
  • Scoop the mixture into 12 cookies (about 2 heaping tablespoons each). Flatten the tops of the cookies with the back of the scoop/spoon then sprinkle the remaining sprinkles on each cookie.
  • Bake until the cookies no longer look wet in the center and are lightly golden brown around the edges, 12 to 14 minutes. (If you are using almond flour, they will need 3 to 4 more minutes longer.)
  • Let the cookies cool then store in an airtight container at room temperature for a day and then in the refrigerator for 4 days. Cookies can be frozen for 1 month.

Notes

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*I would not use regular rolled oats here because the cookies will come out too chunky. You can pulse regular oats in the food processor to make them more of a flour texture with some pieces of oats in it. (You don't want to over process it into a powder.)
Keyword breakfast cookie, funfetti, gluten free