Gluten-Free Breakfast Cookies
Soft, chewy breakfast cookies made with certified gluten-free oats, almond flour, ripe banana and peanut butter, sweetened with maple syrup and studded with dried cranberries and walnuts. Make a batch for grab-and-go mornings.
At a glance: This easy breakfast recipe yields 14 servings in about 45 minutes (15 min prep, 14 min cook). It uses 12 ingredients — including certified gluten-free rolled oats, almond flour, ground cinnamon — and walks through 6 steps. Updated . Browse more breakfast recipes or return to all gluten-free recipes.
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Cross-Contamination Warning for Gluten-Free Breakfast Cookies: When preparing this breakfast recipe, oats are one of the most common sources of cross-contact. Only use oats labeled certified gluten-free, and keep them in their own sealed container. Flour dust travels. Bake this on a day the kitchen is not also handling flour that contains gluten, use clean bowls, beaters and baking sheets, and keep the gluten-free flour blend in its own sealed container.
Gluten-Free Notes for Gluten-Free Breakfast Cookies: These cookies are made with certified gluten-free oats and almond flour, with no flour that contains gluten. Use oats, almond flour, nut butter, vanilla, dried fruit and nuts labeled gluten-free.
Ingredients
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Instructions
Tips & Notes
- Use oats with a gluten-free certification mark on the bag for the breakfast cookies. Oats without it are usually grown and milled alongside grains that contain gluten.
- Flatten the breakfast cookies before baking. The dough holds its shape, so the thickness you press is the thickness you get.
- Store breakfast cookies in an airtight container for up to 3 days, or freeze them for up to 2 months and thaw at room temperature.
Common questions
How long does Gluten-Free Breakfast Cookies take?
Gluten-Free Breakfast Cookies takes about 45 minutes, including resting time: 15 minutes to prep and 14 minutes to cook, for 14 servings.
What should I check before making Gluten-Free Breakfast Cookies with celiac disease?
Written with gluten-free ingredients. Use products labeled gluten-free, check labels, and ask your clinician about your own needs.
What cross-contamination risk is specific to Gluten-Free Breakfast Cookies?
Check certified gluten-free rolled oats, almond flour, ground cinnamon before they go into Gluten-Free Breakfast Cookies. Oats are one of the most common sources of cross-contact. Only use oats labeled certified gluten-free, and keep them in their own sealed container. Flour dust travels. Bake this on a day the kitchen is not also handling flour that contains gluten, use clean bowls, beaters and baking sheets, and keep the gluten-free flour blend in its own sealed container.
Which gluten-free swaps does Gluten-Free Breakfast Cookies use?
Gluten-Free Breakfast Cookies relies on blanched almond flour. Keep those gluten-free-labeled products in place of a gluten-containing flour or sauce. If the blend already lists xanthan gum, do not add a second binder unless this recipe says to.
How should leftover Gluten-Free Breakfast Cookies be stored?
Store breakfast cookies in an airtight container for up to 3 days, or freeze them for up to 2 months and thaw at room temperature.
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