Gluten free granola is a wonderful breakfast, but don’t overlook it as a nutritious recipe ingredient!
In this recipe, for example, the addition of Maple-Walnut Granola transforms an ordinary oatmeal-raisin cookie into a scrumptious treat with a little crunchy something extra!
For those of you who don’t do nuts or prefer other flavors, make your favorite kind of gluten free granola using my base recipe for homemade gluten free granola with apple butter! These are my preferred gluten free oats — they’re purity protocol, organic and instant for a softer texture in cookies.
If you now feel a little better about having cookies for breakfast, then I’ve done my job. Enjoy!
Gluten Free Maple Walnut Granola Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (8 Tbs.) butter or non-dairy alternative, softened (Earth Balance® Buttery Sticks)
- 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg (or egg substitute of choice)
- 1 Tbs. pure maple syrup
- 1 1/3 cup gfJules™ All Purpose Gluten Free Flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 cup gluten free granola
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts (if not already included in your granola)
- 1/2 cup baking or boiled raisins**
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350° F.
Beat together butter and sugars in a large mixing bowl until light.
Stir in eggs and maple syrup until well mixed. Slowly add dry ingredients, crushing any large clusters of granola before adding. Stir in nuts and raisins.
Scoop tablespoon-sized balls of dough and place 2 inches apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets.
Bake until lightly browned and puffy – approximately 10 minutes. Remove to cool on a wire rack.
Makes: approximately 50 cookies.
*Note: in some cases manufacturers have provided me with product samples for review; in others, I purchased or otherwise sampled the products. I have not been otherwise compensated for my opinions or reviews.
walnuts are the only nut with a significant amount if ALA plant based omega 3; 1oz. has 2.5 grams
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I’d try it in my oatmeal cookies ; add it to chex mix; definitely with yogurt
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Walnuts are a heart healthy snack because they contain healthy oils.
I add KIND’s Gluten-Free Maple Walnut Clusters to muffins for an easy to tote breakfast.