Trail Mix Breakfast Cookies

Name: Trail Mix Breakfast Cookies
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 1/2 cup coconut oil, softened; 1/2 cup coconut sugar; 1 tablespoon vanilla; 1 egg; 1 3/4 cups Bisquick Heart Smart™ mix; 1 cup cooked quinoa; 1/4 cup shredded coconut; 1/4 cup chopped pecans, walnuts or sunflower seeds; 1/4 cup dried cranberries; 1/4 cup M&M’s™ dark chocolate candies

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Prep 5 min
Total 35 min
Servings 24

Cookies for breakfast? It’s just like you’ve always dreamed! Secretly healthy, and not-so-secretly delicious, these make-ahead breakfast cookies get a boost of protein thanks to hearty quinoa. And all that chocolate is definitely worth getting out of bed for. (You might even become a morning person.) MORE+ LESS-

By Cheeky Kitchen

Updated November 18, 2019

Ingredients

1/2

cup coconut oil, softened

1/2

cup coconut sugar

tablespoon vanilla

egg

1 3/4

cups Bisquick Heart Smart™ mix

cup cooked quinoa

1/4

cup shredded coconut

1/4

cup chopped pecans, walnuts or sunflower seeds

1/4

cup dried cranberries

1/4

cup M&M’s™ dark chocolate candies

Steps

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1

Heat oven to 350°F. In a stand mixer, beat together coconut oil, sugar, vanilla and egg. Add Bisquick™ and mix until combined.
2

Stir in quinoa, coconut, nuts, cranberries and M&M’s™.
3

Scoop onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.
4

Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until cookies set.

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More About This Recipe

Start the morning off right with plant-based protein, baked into tasty Trail Mix cookies. Cooked quinoa gives these cookies a hearty texture. Coconut sugar sweetens the mix. Add coconut, nuts, cranberries or cherries, and dark chocolate candies. Or stir in other favorite trail mix toppings. Dried blueberries, raisins, granola or sliced almonds all make great add-ins, as well. A scoop of protein powder would also pair well. Bake as standard sized cookies, or make these extra large for extra big appetites. A delicious way to have breakfast ready to go in the morning!