Jam-packed with all kinds of heart-healthy goodness, sneaky zucchini, and tons of gooey chocolate, these soft ‘n’ chewy breakfast cookies are the best way to start the day!
Okaaaay the Z bender has officially gotten completely out of control.
Zucchini yesterday. Zucchini two times last week. Zucchini everywhere in ALL THE THINGS. So far this year I’ve racked up 6 new zucchini recipes and a’countin on the blog.
I think the word you’re searching for is OBSESSED. That I am…
I kinda get the feeling I’m not super-popular with all the zucchini-haters right now. Or is that just me??
It’s winding down, though I promise! We’re down to only 27 zucchinis left on the kitchen counter. All the rest is shredded up and tucked safely away in the freezer for those days in January when I’m craving zucchini bread in a biiiiig way.
Now cookies. Are you even surprised? Yep, green stuff worked its way into your cookies. And said cookies somehow sneaked THEIR way in to your breakfast.
I mean healthy cookies, friends. Cookies that totally should not be healthy but they ARE and thus = breakfast fare.
Which is code word for eat.them.all.
These are totally a texture-freak’s DREAM cookie since we’ve got oats, nuts, AND shredded zucchini all cozying up together in only a few bites. With chocolate taking up about 2/3 of the cookie too obv.
Clearly we’re winning at life today on a number of wonderful levels…♥
Reason #1. These cookies are the epitome of health food. We’ve obviously got all that oat + zucchini goodness previously discussed, but there’s also that little tidbit about there only being 1/4 cup butter in the entire recipe. Yes, this is real life.
And yes, thank you, I WILL have another one. Or five.
Perfect with a glass of milk at snacktime. Amazing with your cup of coffee in the wee hours of morning. Even more awesome as a midnight snack. Yes, DO it.
And DO send me all your breakfast cookie leftovers. In the unlikely event that you will even have leftovers. 😉
Look at that chocolate goo. Oooh….!!
This, my friends is just how to win at Tuesday breakfast. ♥
Healthy Zucchini Oat Breakfast Cookies
Jam-packed with all kinds of heart-healthy goodness, sneaky zucchini, and tons of gooey chocolate, these soft 'n' chewy breakfast cookies are the best way to start the day!
Servings 1 -1/2 dozen cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups white whole wheat flour
- 1 cup quick-cooking oats
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 medium ripe banana mashed
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 3/4 cup coconut sugar or brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup shredded zucchini
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a separate large bowl, beat mashed banana, butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla until smooth. Fold flour mixture into liquid with shredded zucchini, walnuts, and chocolate chips until mixture forms a dough. (dough will be slightly sticky)
- With floured hands, roll dough into 1-in balls and place on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake cookies at 350F 13-14 minutes or until edges begin to turn golden (centers will still be slightly soft) Cool cookies on baking sheet 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely. Enjoy with a glass of milk or hot coffee!
Notes
Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days. Cookies may also be frozen up to 2 months.
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(readers rave about this one!!)
Hayley says
Hello i made these and there perfect my whole family loves them but I was wondering could you replace the zucchini with anything as I dont always have it? I also used straight wholemeal flour and had to add extra apple sauce and it just took some man handling of the dough as it got very thick quickly.
Sarah says
Hi Hayley. In place of the zucchini, I would recommend using 1/2 cup apple sauce or an additional 1 mashed banana. Good luck!
Celeste says
The batter were just so incredibly sticky. Kinda a big mess even with floured hands. Ugh
Sarah says
So sorry to hear you had trouble with this recipe, Celeste! It sounds as if you didn’t have quite enough flour in your dough. We will retest this recipe as soon as we can to see what the problem is!