Superfood breakfast cookies (vegan friendly)

These Superfood breakfast cookies are a quick and easy way to get energy to start your day in one bite! These cookies are packed with healthy oats, nuts, seeds and dried fruit to start your day off right.

After a few weeks of staying up late studying for exams, I figured that my body needed a bit of a reboot. I started to play around with oatmeal raisin cookies because they’re my all time fav cookie. Then I decided I might as well add the entire superfood cabinet into a cookie so here we are!

I mean it’s so important to make sure that you’re fuelling yourself nutritiously! So, here’s my recipe for the most deliciously moist and chewy superfood cookies you’ll ever munch on. They’re packed full of dried fruit, seeds and sliced almonds to help increase brain health and give you a good dose of energy to help you get through that mid-day slump 

Even though eating healthier is good, SLEEP is also important! That’s when your cells can repair, your brain rests and body heals! Try not to skimp out on this. I know it’s easy to slam down a few cups of coffee the next day to stay away but trust me, that’s not ideal in the long run.

Plus, I read somewhere once that lack of sleep and fatigue can cause you to overeat because your body tries to re-energize itself by consuming more calories for energy!

Superfood breakfast cookies recipe

Ingredients (makes 12)

•  3 tablespoons oil1 egg (or 3 tablespoons water)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/3 cup honey (or agave)
• 1 cup oats
• 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• pinch of  salt
• 1/4 cup dried apricots, diced
• 1/4 cup dried cranberries
• 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/4 cup slivered almonds
• 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
• 2 tablespoons chia seeds
• 2 tablespoons hemp hearts
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds

Method

1. Whisk the oil, egg, vanilla and honey together in a large bowl.
2. Add in the oats, whole wheat flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Stir until a dough forms.
3. Mix in the apricots, cranberries, sunflower seeds, almonds, flax seeds, chia seeds, hemp hearts and sesame seeds. Make sure that they are all evenly dispersed throughout the dough. Let dough firm up in the fridge for 30 minutes.
4. Form 12 golf ball sized cookies and place them onto a lined cookie sheet. Slightly flatten them with the palm of your hand.
5. Bake cookies at 350F for 8 – 10 minutes until the bottoms are golden brown. Let cool before munching.