These Morning Glory Breakfast Cookies are naturally sweetened with honey and packed with tons of feel-good ingredients like almond butter, rolled oats, bananas, raisins and more!
Happy Monday, friends! You’re going to love me today because I’m bringing you COOKIES for breakfast. Yes. And they are healthy, too! But first, let’s talk about some life stuff.
It’s not unusual for me to get to Sunday night and wish for another day in the weekend. I think we all can relate to that. But this weekend, I especially did not want to end. Mr. MLS’ birthday is today (happy birthday, love!) and we celebrated on Saturday. First on the day’s agenda was a homemade bowl of strawberry banana coconut oatmeal … Sorry, I don’t have the recipe for this on my blog yet, but I will soon … Next, I surprised him with a trip to the local go kart track. The two of us have a literal need for speed — he likes to watch Nascar and I like to pretend I’m a Nascar driver in real life — and so it seemed like the perfect way to celebrate his big day. Finally, I took him to the best steakhouse in town.
If you combined our love for racing, hockey and swimming, you would get our love for steak. We. love. cows. I don’t say this to offend any of the vegans or vegetarians out there, and I hope I’m not hurting anyone’s feelings, but the fact is although we love plants, we are a family that craves and cherishes steak. I was particularly excited about this trip to the steakhouse not just because it was Alex’s birthday celebration, but because we hadn’t been on a “fancy” date since Valentine’s Day. I know … totally overdue on that.
Our dinner reminded me of two things. One, I need to start having more filet in my life. And two, date night is so, so, so important and should be a mandatory, once-a-week thing for married couples. I truly think it has the power to transform a relationship from ordinary to extraordinary.
It sounds simple, but just sitting across from Alex while laughing and talking about life over wine, salad, steak and potatoes … it provided us with so much intimacy and really helped us reconnect. It reminded me of the moment we fell in love. It reminded me of why I love him so much. It reminded me how blessed we are. A date night helps you remember all the little things you forget in the busyness of life. So if you’re married and reading this post, my question to you is: Do you do date night? What helps you reconnect with your spouse?
OK, now onto the cookies.
You know you’re winning when delicious ingredients come together in a cookie that you can shamelessly eat for breakfast. These cookies are my go-to for grab-and-go snacking, and they also make a great post-workout treat!
- 2 cups rolled oats
- ½ cup almond flour
- ½ cup shredded coconut
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder (we suggest Clean Vitamins protein powder)
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ginger
- 1 ripe banana
- ½ cup grated carrots
- 2 dates
- 2 tablespoons almond butter
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
- ¼ cup raisins
- Preheat oven to 325° F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place one cup of the rolled oats in the bowl or a food processor and blend until it becomes oat flour.
- Place oat flour, remaining rolled oats, almond flour, shredded coconut, vanilla protein powder, baking powder, cinnamon, and ginger in a large bowl and mix until combined. Set aside.
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One of my favorite muffins is the morning glory muffin Lauren, so I KNOW I’m going to LOVE these cookies! What a great little breakfast treat! Can’t wait to try! Thanks for sharing. Happy birthday to Mr. MLS!
My gramma makes the best morning glory muffins and she made them for us a lot growing up. I can never get enough! I figured, why not turn them into a cookie? Glad you like these, too, Mary Ann. Have a lovely day and thanks for stopping by!
These cookies look so pretty, Lauren! I’m always a fan of breakfast cookies…I mean, who doesn’t love cookies for breakfast! This morning glory version sounds delicious!
Thank you so much, dear Gayle!
Perfect! Love the added protein powder too! Cookies for breakfast are always welcome!
Thanks Rebecca! The protein powder really rounds out the cookie and keeps me full until lunch. 🙂
Happy Birthday to the Mr!!! Sounds like you had a great time celebrating him over the weekend! Yay! Cookies for breakfast is ALWAYS a good decision, especially when they are healthy – because then I can have at least 3. 😉 These look fabulous, dear! Packed with SO much yum!! Love! Cheers, sweets! xo
Thanks love! I just ate three this morning for breakfast and I could eat more for sure! LOL
Sign me up! These look amazing. And yes, date night rocks!
Thanks so much Julie! I just finished eating three this morning. I can’t get enough! 😉
Cookies for breakfast?! Yes please! I love that they’re healthy so I won’t feel guilty eating them in the morning! xo, Kristina
I bet my girls would love these. Especially since they are a cookie 😉
Best,
Chrystal
This looks great, I love the combo of oatmeal and the addition of protein powder!
Yum, yum, yum! I love everything in these cookies. Adding protein powder in is such a good idea to make them a more satisfying!
These look so good! Love the carrots and dates in them. Yum!
I’ll have to try these this weekend – so glad I found your blog! My boyfriend and I are long distance at the moment, so we definitely appreciate all the date nights we can manage 🙂
Cookies for breakfast is always the best idea! This recipe is ticking all the boxes!
Happy Birthday to your boo!
I’m with you on the married couple date nights being super important. We don’t do real dates enough, although we do try to make little outings special. Going to the grocery store or taco bell or our nephew’s soccer game…..
One thing I do love to do for him is bake and cook…..we just have to try these! (although knowing him, he’d eat them all for a midnight snack and not wait till morning)
Cookies for breakfast are always a great idea!
I never say no to cookies for breakfast!
I’m always up for cookies for breakfast!! These look phenomenal!
Love EVERYTHING that is going into these cookies! What a way to start your day!
These look AMAZING! What a great start to the day!
Seriously friend, your birthday celebration for Alex was PERFECT!!! I love that you took him go karting and steaks are always a must for the men in my life on their birthdays! By the way–LOVE the cookies.
Yes, married dating is so important! I feel like my husband and I go on dates often, although they are more casual like hikes or happy hour. When we lived in Arizona there was a local restaurant that did a weekly special were you would get a bottle of wine and a bruschetta board for $20 – that was a great deal! And we made that our date night. I need to find a place like that in Seattle! Although it would probably be twice the price, ha!
ANYWAY, these cookies! I am so 100% on board with breakfast cookies. Especially a breakfast cookie I can feel good about like this one!
looks fantastic! Id love to start my day with these
Healthy cookies? My kids are going to love these! Thanks for joining us at the #welcomehomewednesdays link up!
Let me know if you end up making them! They are great for the whole family!
My family would definitely love to wake up to these! Thank you for sharing them with us at Savoring Saturdays! I’m going to have to give them a try. 😉
Yay! I hope you guys love them as much as we do!
Thanks for sharing your amazing recipes on Savoring Saturdays! This one is a feature this week, I absolutely cannot wait to try it.
You always do the right thing. God Bless you.
Thank you