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 already like you on Facebook, and I would love Kind cookies. Did you know that approximately 90% of the phenols in walnuts are found in the skin?
I liked you on FB a long time ago, but I’m going to find you on Twitter and Pinterest too. I love your products. I’m also crazy about maple flavored everything. I’m going to definitely make these this week. Thanks for the great ideas for those of us culinary challenged folks.
I love it on yogurt!
These are yummy. Although, next time I’ll use a teaspoon of mix on the cookie sheet, and less sugar. thanks!
Doctor Oz says walnuts are good for the brain, and the heart..and your hair!! Tons of good results from eating them!!
I think I would use it, among other ways, as a SNACK food in the car, on a LONG drive, it’s GREAT energy food that could REPLACE CANDY!
Jules – I “like” you on Facebook, and “follow” you on Twitter and Pinterest – that way, I don’t miss anything!
Walnuts are good for your brain and your heart!
Kind granola stays on my counter and is the one snack my grandkids can “get into” without scouring the pantry for things they are allowed to eat.
Melatonin, a hormone produced by the pineal gland, which is involved in inducing and regulating sleep has been discovered in walnuts. Eating walnuts in the evening could help provide a better nights sleep!
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Straight from the bag after the kids are in bed. Need I mention that I will be hiding them in my top drawer?
We would love to use the Kind granola as an ice cream topper!!
Walnuts are good for your heart.
I would share them with my granddaughter and bake us some cookies too.
You offer the very best in baking, Jules, thank you very much! Will try these very soon.
You are the Queen, Jules! I just discovered the Kind granolas and they are awesome without the heapings and heapings of calories. I shall make these cookies without delay!
Cheers!
It was recently reported that walnuts were found, of all the tree nuts, to prevent Type 2 diabetes in women. And I would love to use them in a Greek yogurt parfait… Yum!
My celiac son loves to snack, so he would probably eat one bag as a snack and then the other on top of yogurt.