Mocha Breakfast Cookies
 
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These mocha breakfast cookies are the most delicious breakfast! These cookies are deliciously fudgy and have prominent chocolate AND coffee flavors. These cookies are 100% breakfast appropriate; they are filled with whole-grain oats, heart-healthy nut butter, and contain ZERO added sugar!! They are naturally sweetened using chocolate protein powder (although see post for substitution ideas if you don’t have any/prefer to not use protein powder). These mocha breakfast cookies pair perfectly with a cup of coffee for breakfast, or as an afternoon pick-me-up snack! It took me several trials to get these mocha breakfast cookies PERFECT…and I am so happy with the end result!! Can’t wait for you to give these chocolate mocha breakfast cookies a try ?
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Recipe type: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: Gluten-free, Vegan, Whole-Grain, High-Protein, Low Sugar
Serves: 8 large or 16 small
Ingredients
  • 1 cup quick oats
  • 1 scoop (1/2 cup; 46 grams) chocolate plant-based protein
  • 2 tablespoons ground flax + 5 tablespoons water (2 flax eggs)
  • 1 tablespoon dark cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons espresso powder (or instant coffee)
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup almond butter
  • 4-5 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup espresso (or mini, or regular) chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper. Set aside.
  2. In a small bowl, stir together ground flax with 3 tablespoons water.
  3. In large mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients (oats, chocolate protein powder, cocoa powder, espresso powder, and salt) until combined.
  4. In a separate bowl, stir together wet ingredients (almond butter, milk, ground flax and water mixture, milk, and vanilla extract).
  5. Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients and stir to combine. Fold in chocolate chips.
  6. Using a cookie scoop or a spoon, scoop into cookies on prepared baking sheet. Note that these cookies don't spread much while baking, so you might want to gently press down into a cookie shape so you don't end up with cookie balls. ?
  7. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-13 minutes for small cookies (about 16-18 total) or bake for closer to 15-16 minutes if making large cookies (about 8-10 cookies total). Make sure you check the cookies near the end of baking to ensure they are baked perfectly as all ovens will vary, and baking time really depends on how big you make these cookies.
  8. Store in fridge for optimal freshness. Freezer-friendly.
Recipe by Audra's Appetite at https://audrasappetite.com/mocha-breakfast-cookies/