I'm definitely making these cookies today to keep out for snacking and to help everyone keep their mind off the treasure boxes of cookies that are put away for Christmas! This one is full of healthy ingredients, oat meal, and such to make it filling and great for a fast breakfast or between meal snack. They are fast, drop cookies, too.
Breakfast Snack Cookies
1 cup shortening
1 cup peanut butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups uncooked oatmeal
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1 tart apple, finely grated
1/2 cup finely grated carrot
1/4 cup flake coconut
1/2 chopped peanuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine shortening, peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl. Beat into they are well blended. Beat in the eggs. Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, vanilla, and lemon zest. Mix to combine. Add in the oatmeal, cranberries, apple, carrot, coconut, and peanuts.
Drop by tablespoonfuls on a parchment-lined or vegetable oil sprayed baking sheet
Bake for approximately 10-12 minutes or until browned around the edges. Let them sit on the baking sheet when they come from the oven for a few minutes before removing to a cooling rack.
Ideas . . .
You can add some chocolate chips . . .
Grated pear might be interesting . . .
Some crushed pineapple drained thoroughly would be tasty . . .
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