Chocolate Coconut Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies with Peanut Butter and pecans-the perfect way to start off your day!
Cookies for breakfast? Oh yeah baby, you heard me. Why not. I remember going on a big family vacation with my sister years ago and she let her kids have Rice Krispie Treats for breakfast.
Why not, they’re made from cereal. I started looking at my sister in a whole new light that day. After all, she had 3 kids, I only had 2 at the time. Looking back now, she was on to something.
My kids are up before I am. My son and older daughter are out of the house to catch the bus for school before I’m out of bed. Now don’t go thinking I’m a horrible mother. My son catches the bus at 6:10 and my daughter at 6:15.
My hubby is the morning person. He’s the one up at 4 am, without an alarm clock. He makes sure they’re up and showered in time. I’m awake, I’m just sitting in bed drinking my coffee and watching the morning news.
It’s one of my quiet times. The youngest will usually come in and sit with me (a little cuddle time) before she heads off to catch the bus at 7:10.
Needless to say, they don’t get eggs and bacon for breakfast on school days. We do breakfast for dinner and on weekends we’ll make something special like Cinnamon Rolls or Monkey Bread. No, breakfast on school days needs to be grab and run. I usually have muffins in the freezer for them to grab or granola they can put in a baggie to munch on.
Sometimes you need to change things up a little. And when that change includes a little chocolate? You know it’s a change for the better.
Theses cookies are full of good stuff. Oatmeal, pecans, coconut, bittersweet chocolate, peanut butter. Not overly sweet, full of flavor and they’re sturdy. They won’t crumble up from a little toss in the book bag. Much better than a silly Rice Krispie Treat.
Chocolate Coconut Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 cup chopped pecans (or other favorite nut)
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 1 1/2 cups bittersweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Cream butter and peanut butter. Add in sugar and beat for 5 minutes. Add in egg, water and vanilla, cream until well combined. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt. Mix in oats, chopped nuts and coconut. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Drop by heaping tablespoon (I use a medium cookie scoop) about 3 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 10-12 minutes. Let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes then remove to racks to cool completely. These freeze well.
Notes
recipe source ChocolateChocolateandmore.com
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
Cookies for breakfast? I like your thinking :).
Regina @ SpecialtyCakeCreations says
Cookies for breakfast are just my thing! Especially if they have oatmeal and chocolate. These look great!
Colleen says
Cookies are good any time of day.
Reminds me of an episode of the Cosby Show when Bill was serving up cake for breakfast.
Thanks 4 the recipe.
Tanya-Lemonsforlulu.com says
You are my hero Joan! Cookies for breakfast!!! What a wonderful thing to wake up to!
Ashley Katsuyama says
I will take any excuse to eat a cookie for breakfast, but the idea of having to take a bus that early in the morning, geesh, your kids deserve a dozen!! 🙂
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction says
This is the perfect breakfast! Love the chocolate and coconut combination!
The Cooking Actress says
Lol my mom totally let us have rice krispie treats for breakfast!!
And yes, I will definitely eat these cookies, any time of day! Yum!
Meghan @ The Tasty Fork says
I’d love it if you were my mom giving me these cookies for breakfast!
Elana says
Hi. These look amazing. I think there is a mistake in the recipe. It says to cream the butter and peanut butter. Then it says to add the butter and mix for 5 mins. Did you mean add the sugar? Just checking. Am definitely going to make these in the near future. Yum.
Tori Scott says
Do you need to make any change to the recipe if you leave out the peanut butter? Not a fan of peanut butter.
sally @ sallys baking addiction says
I’m often a grab n go kind of girl on my way to the office. Hence my huge freezer full of muffins. I’ve never met a breakfast cookie I didn’t like and these look amazing. 🙂
Rita says
Love cookies for breakfast! You are my kind of girl. Thank for sharing, these look so good!
kennedy says
Just came back from Babysitting in NJ and yes, cookies were the healthy snack, although I did cut the amount of sugar to almost half. Since I couldn’t find chocolate chips I used dried fruit like dried apples,pears and apricots which have plenty of sugar, the dried fruit was cut into small chunks and I also added dried cranberries and raisins. The kids loved them!
Barb Camp says
Those look excellent. I’m not a huge breakfast fan and want something because I know I should. I’ll have to give these a try. Pinning. Have a GREAT day.
Barb
http://www.secondchancetodream.com
From Nature to Nurture says
These sound amazing! I am definitely making them, thank you for sharing the recipe! I would love it if you shared it tomorrow on Thrifty Thursday link party @ https://fromnature-tonurture.blogspot.com/ Hope to see you there!
Sarah says
Yum! Sounds great!
Rebecca @ Herons Crafts says
These looks great! Really yummy! But wow your kids have to get the bus seriously early! I don’t blame you for having your quiet time in bed!
Pint Sized Baker says
So, are these on the “Cookie Diet” Cause if they are, count me in! Pinned! Thanks for sharing at Two Cup Tuesday at Pint Sized Baker! Hope to see you there again on Monday night!
Roxana | Roxana's Home Baking says
Cookies for breakfast? I’m your girl! Coming over first thing in the morning!
The Café Sucré Farine says
Now I like your kind of thinking 🙂 these look quite wonderful for any time of the day!