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 have Omega-3s. (Plus they’re SO yummy!)
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I would love to put them over yogurt! Thanks for the giveaway!
would be great on yogurt or pb and banana slices topped with some granola..yum
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Walnuts are high in Vitamins A and E
I like granola straight-up just for the crunch factor.
I would love to make these cookies though and share with my gluten free friends at church
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Yummo– looks soooo good!!
I would use them for some nice crunch in cookie and as a snack to maintain my blood sugar and over dairy free yogurt. I’m sure there are many other uses I would find while using!! Walnuts provide good fatty acids!
I forgot to mention that walnuts have Omega 3’s!
I would probably eat them as is, then try your cookie recipe, and sometimes eat with plain Greek yogurt.
I would love to have a great gluten-free granola to have for breakfast and/or snacking. I’m sure I would also try the cookies, because I always have cookies on the brain, too!
i would love a healthy snack other than fruits and veggies.
Kind is the Only kind of granola I buy anymore- check the ingredients- there is nothing, zero, bad stuff in it. And it is my favorite thing to add to my homemade yogurt, Thanks for idea to add to baked goods ! Perfect!I’m looking at a bag of Jules cookie mix right now & scheming… ; )
Glad the recipe has gotten your wheels spinning, Kathi!
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I am certain I would eat them straight out of the bag, but I really want to try this cookie recipe, too.
A new study from the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania shows walnuts have higher quality antioxidants and a mix of more healthful antioxidants than any other nut.
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I would probably use it as cereal, eat it with dairy free yogurt and fruit, use it in cookies.
Walnuts look like brains so they help the brain.