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.
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I would use them in Apple Crisp
These cookies are so delicious!! and healthy… Can’t get any better.
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We would eat it right out of the bag! YUM! Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
I love Kind products! I would probably create a granola bar with them, but they are also great straight out of the bag!
I would make your cookie recipe. Sounds yummy!
I am eating them as a snack right now – going to bake some cookies!
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The Omega-3s in Walnuts are proven to decrease the risk of a heart attack, sounds great to me!
I would most likely eat them directly out of the bag, using the utensils god gave me!
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I think the cookies would be a great way to use it. Eating right from the bag is not a bad idea.
I would use the Kind clusters in yogurt and cookies. And just as a snack.
Hello,
I am in my first year since my Celiacs Diagnosis (I was very sick and lost 55 lbs. in the couple months waiting for my appt with specialists) If I had this granola by “Kind” I would have to limit myself ….I am at the “I feel so much better and now starving” stage! Lol Thanks to amazing healthcare in Ia City and a healthy diet with safe gluten free foods, which includes flours and mixes from Jules! MUAH! To you and your support team:)
Thank you so much,
Kathie Musser
Walnuts are very good for you. I like to snack on them for their omega 3’s and for the vitamins they contain.
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I would eat the Kind Granola for breakfast and for snacking. Plus I would have to make your cookie recipe. I also have cookies on the brain!