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Oatmeal nut butter breakfast cookies

Oatmeal nut butter breakfast cookies

These are hearty, barely sweet, refined-sugar-free cookies that make a great option for breakfast or a healthy snack. I've made them using peanut butter or tahini, and maple syrup or honey- both swaps are really tasty. As these are quite flexible, adapt at will to whatever your dietary preference. As written, the recipe is vegan, gluten and refined sugar-free. I was looking for a way to incorporate more oats into the diet (great source of fiber, cholesterol lowering, etc.) other than doing overnight oats or a bowl of oatmeal. I found a recipe that almost hit the mark (other than too much sugar!) at https://www.thesimplegreen.com/chewy-peanut-butter-oatmeal-cookies-vegan/ and adapted from there. A food processor is necessary to grind the oats. However, if you have oat flour on hand and you're feeling particularly inclined to get in an upper body workout in, by all means use a single large bowl and a wooden spoon instead (incorporating air isn't a concern). The first two steps listed are to maximize time efficiency in prep, but if your oven is particularly slow to pre-heat, perform Step 2 before Step 1.