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breakfast cookie

Recipe by
Tammy Raynes
Natchitoches, LA

My good friend, Jessica, just sent me this recipe she found in a magazine. She knew I'd been looking for a similar recipe for a breakfast cookie. This calls for dried apricots, but you could use any dried fruit. I tried it with raisins and swapped walnuts for pecans.

yield 1 dozen
prep time 15 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For breakfast cookie

  • 1/2 c
    firmly packed dark brown sugar
  • 6 Tbsp
    butter, melted
  • 1/4 c
    honey
  • 2 lg
    eggs
  • 1 1/2 c
    chopped walnuts, divided
  • 1 c
    chopped dried apricots
  • 2 c
    unbleached whole-wheat flour
  • 1 c
    oat bran

How To Make breakfast cookie

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, beat sugar, melted butter, and honey at medium speed with an electric mixer until combined. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add 1 cup walnuts, apricots, flour, and oat bran, beating until well combined (mixture will be thick). Drop dough in 12 equal portions on baking sheet, spacing 2 inches apart. Top evenly with remaining 1/2 cup walnuts.
  • 2
    Bake until lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely. Store in an airtight container up to 5 days.
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