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Gingerbread Breakfast Cookie Recipe

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By: Rachel GurkPosted: 12/03/2014Updated: 07/11/2023

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This flavorful gingerbread breakfast cookie recipe yields a filling, delicious, and healthy way to start the day. They have some fun ingredients to keep you satisfied! Get the easy recipe on RachelCooks.com!

This flavorful gingerbread breakfast cookie recipe yields a filling, delicious, and healthy way to start the day. They have some fun ingredients to keep you satisfied! 

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Breakfast cookies are a wonderful thing for ohsomany reasons.

  • Cookies for breakfast. (Really, this is reason enough but I’ll continue.)
  • Cookies for breakfast.
  • Cookies for breakfast.

Okay sorry let’s try again.

  • Portion control – one cookie is filling and perfectly sized for breakfast.
  • Kids LOVE them. Umm, hello….they think mom is letting them eat a COOKIE for BREAKFAST.
  • Grab & go. Perfect for those busy mornings (aka EVERY morning).
  • Versatile and fun to create new flavors – try chocolate banana breakfast cookies or apple crisp breakfast cookies.
  • COOKIES FOR BREAKFAST.
Overhead of gingerbread breakfast cookie on green checked cloth with dried cranberries scattered.

Since it is officially December, I thought I’d create a fun holiday-themed breakfast cookie recipe. Gingerbread seemed like the way to go. I gave these breakfast cookies tons of great gingerbread flavor thanks to molasses, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and a touch of cardamom to keep things interesting.

Closeup of gingerbread cookie on green checked cloth with coffee mug in background.

The base of these cookies is a combination of whole wheat flour and oats. Super filling with tons of great fiber. A combination of butter and Greek yogurt keeps the cookies flavorful and moist. I added dried cranberries and chopped apples for great flavor and nutrition, and to provide textural variety and color.

Gingerbread cookie cracked in half showing the inside of the cookie

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Gingerbread Breakfast Cookie Recipe - the perfect way to start the day! Recipe on RachelCooks.com
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4.60 from 5 votes
Prep Time: 15 minutes mins
Cook Time: 18 minutes mins
Total Time: 33 minutes mins
16 cookies
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This flavorful gingerbread breakfast cookie recipe yields a filling, delicious, and healthy way to start the day. They have some fun ingredients to keep you satisfied!

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cups white whole wheat flour
  • 1 ½ cups rolled oats
  • ¼ cup ground flaxseed
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
  • ⅔ cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tablespoons molasses
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • ½ cup dried cranberries
  • ½ cup diced Granny Smith apple, about 1 small apple (see note)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, oats, flaxseed, salt, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and cardamom until combined. Set aside.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together softened butter and yogurt. Add brown sugar and mix until combined. (This mixture won’t look pretty, but that’s okay).
  • Add eggs, molasses and vanilla, mixing again until combined.
  • With the mixer on low, gradually add in the dry ingredients until just combined.
  • By hand, fold in the cranberries and apples.
  • Scoop about ¼ cupfuls onto a silpat or parchment paper lined baking sheet, leaving room between each cookie to allow for spreading. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until firm to the touch.
  • Bake for 15 to 18 minutes. Allow to cook 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

  • If preferred, the apple can be shredded so there aren’t visible chunks of apple in the cookie.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1cookie, Calories: 169kcal, Carbohydrates: 28g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 5g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Trans Fat: 0.1g, Cholesterol: 31mg, Sodium: 148mg, Potassium: 135mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 14g, Vitamin A: 125IU, Vitamin C: 0.2mg, Calcium: 58mg, Iron: 1mg

This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

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  1. Airee Kim says

    January 5, 2015 at 1:47 pm

    How long do you think these will last in the fridge (after baking)?

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    • Rachel Gurk says

      January 5, 2015 at 1:54 pm

      Up to a week.

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