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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cookies (gluten-free, whole grain, refined sugar-free)

Sep 24, 2018 · 17 Comments

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cookies (gluten-free, whole grain, refined sugar-free)

These Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cookies are a healthy, easy, gluten-free breakfast to whip up together for a fun, on-the-go, Fall breakfast. Loaded with oats, nuts, flax seed, and topped with chocolate chips, these breakfast cookies are the perfect balance of healthy and sweet.

Have you ever had breakfast cookies before?

I’m not gonna try and trick you here – that these breakfast cookies are like eating a legit, sugar-laden cookie for breakfast. Sorry, they aren’t. BUT – they are still DELICIOUS.

Breakfast cookies, in my mind, are like a combination of a bowl of oatmeal and a cookie. It’s like… eating a healthy bowl of oatmeal in an easy, handheld form.

If you ever get tired of the same cereal, bread, toast, etc. for breakfast, I think (hands down!) breakfast cookies are the way to go to shake things up. Why?

  • These Pumpkin Chocolate Chip breakfast cookies are insanely easy and can be made in less than 10 minutes.
  • Filled with oats, flax seed, and walnuts, these cookies are filled with fiber, protein, antioxidants, omega-3’s, and vitamins and minerals.
  • They give you an excuse to buy the ever-so-cute mini chocolate chips πŸ™‚
  • These cookies are gluten-free, whole grain (thanks to oats!), refined sugar-free (naturally sweetened with honey), oil-free, and easily made dairy-free (with dairy-free chocolate chips)
  • Last but not least, these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip breakfast cookies are filled with pumpkin and pumpkin spice seasonings; making them an awesome easy and healthy Fall breakfast

Cookies on a plate

Do you see how loaded these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Breakfast cookies are??

You can see the beautiful orange pumpkin color, flecks of oats and mini chocolate chips, chunks of oats, and the flax seeds are ground so they disappear into the cookie. Like a hidden healthy ninja πŸ˜‰

It’s tempting to think of these as a Fall version of trail mix breakfast cookies, since they are so loaded!

Ready to make these loaded Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cookies?

Here’s the basics:

  • In a large mixing bowl, combine all your dry ingredients.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, combine your wet ingredients.
  • Combine your wet and dry ingredients and stir till well combined.
  • Fold in your chocolate chips (yum!)
  • Using a cookie scoop, scoop the cookies onto a pan and flatten them out, so they are shaped like a regular cookie.
  • Bake for 8-10 minutes at 375. Let cool. Devour!

See? Wasn’t that easy??

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cookies (gluten-free, whole grain, refined sugar-free)

So now, grab a few, and run off to whatever you were going to do this morning.

Whether you’re dropping kids off at school, going to a work meeting, or just trying to survive keeping your little ones alive at home – Oh, is that last one just me? πŸ˜‰

Are you a breakfast cookie fan – or are you new to the club? Let me know, in the comments below!

Looking for more easy, healthy, Fall breakfast ideas? Give my Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Pancakes and Pecan Pie Muffins a look (both gluten-free)!

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cookies (gluten-free, whole grain, refined sugar-free)
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
 
Servings: 15 cookies
Calories: 106 kcal
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup oats (certified gluten-free)
  • 1/3 cup oat flour (certified gluten-free)
  • 1/4 cup flax seed, ground
  • 3/4 cup walnuts, chopped finely
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice seasoning
Wet Ingredients
  • 3 tbsp honey
  • 1/3 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
Add-In's
  • 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips (or dairy-free, if necessary)
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 375 and line a pan with parchment paper.

  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine all your dry ingredients. Stir until well incorporated.

  3. In another mixing bowl, combine your wet ingredients. Whisk until well combined. 

  4. Mix dry and wet ingredients together until all is well incorporated. Fold your chocolate chips in the batter.

  5. Using a cookie scoop, scoop the cookie dough onto the pan. Flatten the tops out a bit if you'd like more of a traditional cookie shape, rather than a ball, as these cookies won't spread much.

  6. Bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes, or till the tops are just starting to brown and have set (feeling a bit firm to the touch).

  7. Let cool and then devour!

Recipe Notes

Store your breakfast cookies in an airtight container, and they will last for a few days. I like to store mine in the fridge so they last about a week or so.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cookies (gluten-free, whole grain, refined sugar-free)

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Comments

  1. Teresa says

    February 7, 2023 at 1:50 pm

    I used almond flour instead of the oat flour. They turned out great!

    Reply
  2. Kate says

    September 14, 2022 at 7:51 pm

    I love all breakfast cookies!!!

    Reply
  3. Lisa says

    November 12, 2019 at 2:35 am

    What is the recipe for making your own pumpkin pie spice?

    Reply
    • Chelsea Green says

      November 12, 2019 at 3:01 am

      Hi Lisa, I like to use this recipe from Primally Inspired: https://www.primallyinspired.com/homemade-pumpkin-pie-spice/

      Reply
  4. Melanie says

    October 28, 2019 at 12:06 am

    I’m wondering if I can substitute regular flour (or whole wheat flour) for the oat flour? No allergies here and I don’t have oat flour on hand normally πŸ™‚

    Reply
    • Chelsea Green says

      October 28, 2019 at 1:57 am

      Hi Melanie – Yes, I know regular flour works great too! I’m not sure about whole wheat though.

      Reply
    • Phil says

      May 22, 2022 at 3:25 am

      If you have oats, you can make oat flour. Use a food processor or high speed blender to grind rolled oats into flour

      Reply
  5. KD says

    October 12, 2019 at 6:59 am

    This recipe looks great and I’m eager to try it. Im allergic to egg, what would be a good sub? I’m thinking Apple sauce since it already contains flax or would you recommend flax egg? Or?

    Reply
    • Chelsea Green says

      October 14, 2019 at 7:20 pm

      Hi KD – I would actually recommend using a flax egg, believe it or not! The rest of the flax seed in the recipe is for added fiber, not necessarily for structure. A flax egg works great in the recipe, the cookies will be just a bit more soft then. I haven’t tried them with applesauce instead of an egg, so I can’t say if that would work or not. Hope you enjoy!

      Reply
  6. Dawn C Hart says

    September 21, 2019 at 11:17 pm

    Is pumpkin spice the same as pumpkin pie spice? If it isn’t, do you have a suggested substitute?

    Reply
    • Chelsea Green says

      September 23, 2019 at 2:02 am

      Hi Dawn, yes, pumpkin spice meaning pumpkin pie spice! Sorry for the confusion!

      Reply
  7. Terry Paul says

    August 31, 2019 at 8:03 pm

    These were easy & quick to make & very tasty!

    Reply
    • Chelsea Green says

      September 1, 2019 at 8:16 pm

      Awesome, Terry! So glad you enjoyed them!

      Reply
  8. Gracie says

    June 17, 2019 at 10:43 pm

    These were super easy and yummy to make!! They have the perfect amount of sweetness from the honey and chocolate chips… plugged them into MyFitnessPal and got only 80 calories for each cookie, so these are a perfect light snack! Thank you!!

    Reply
    • Chelsea Green says

      June 18, 2019 at 2:43 am

      Awesome!! So glad to hear that Gracie, thank you for the comment!

      Reply
    • Cortney says

      November 5, 2022 at 4:53 pm

      How did you plug them into your fitness pal? Without the nutrient content? I’d love to know Thku!

      Reply
      • robyn says

        November 8, 2022 at 11:13 pm

        You can just check your packages

        Reply

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