Breakfast Cookies

These delicious lovelies are from a book called The Athlete's Palate Cookbook. My brother gave it to me a couple Christmases ago when I was really starting to get active and watch what I eat. The recipe in the book is called Quinoa Cookies but since they are in the breakfast part of the book and that is when I will be eating them, I have named them Breakfast Cookies. You call them whatever you want.
This recipe makes about two dozen (24) cookies. I made 23, oops.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup unbleached or all-purpose flour
1/2 quinoa flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup regular oats (not instant)
1/2 cup fruit granola

Directions:
Cream the butter and brown sugar. Combine the vanilla and egg and add to the butter mixture. Sift the flours, salt, and baking soda and fold into the butter mixture. Fold in the oats and granola.
Roll the dough into a log shape (I found putting on a rubber glove at this point helped a lot) about 1.5 to 2 inches in diameter using plastic wrap. Freeze for 20 minutes or until firm enough to slice. When you're ready to take it out of the freezer, pre-heat the oven to 350F. Slice dough into 1/2 inch rounds. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet; you can also use parchment paper or a reusable silicone baking mat like I do. Bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until crispy on the outside but still moist on the inside.

Each cookie does have about 100 calories but they are from an athlete cookbook and they are meant for breakfast so they will give you that boost in the morning.

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