These cookies are loaded with nuts, seeds, oats and whole grains for a cookie that packs some serious health benefits. These are the healthiest breakfast cookies…ever!

There’s a saying I’ve heard before that goes a little something like this: “breakfast is the most important meal of the day.”

Now whether or not you believe this to actually be true, I think we can all agree that breakfast becomes a hella lot more important when there are COOKIES involved.

That’s right my friends, it’s 2019 and I officially declare that cookies have their own food group in the breakfast category. Because if you start off your day with a cookie, you can be assured that you’re gonna have a great day!

I call these cookies the healthiest breakfast cookies because I personally believe they are pretty darn healthy as far as a cookie can go.

What’s in the healthiest breakfast cookies:

The healthiest breakfast cookies have also got a permanent place on my weekly meal prep rotation. I love to prepare a batch of these healthy seedy cookies on a Sunday and them them ready to go for the rest of the week!

An assortment of healthy seeds
sliced almonds
Natural nut butter
Maple syrup
Whole grain oats

See? Pretty healthy stuff we got going on here right? I also call these a breakfast cookie, though truth be told I eat these for my afternoon snack. and for dessert. And sometimes for lunch…oh and for dinner. They’re basically an any day, any time sort of cookie.

Health Benefits of Seeds

So where to start with the health benefits of seeds? Firstly, these cookies have not one, not two, not three, but four different types of seeds – sunflower, pumpkin, chia and sesame.

Seeds are a great source of protein, healthy fats and provide many micronutrients needed and that are missing in many western diets. Chia seeds are know for their fiber and omega-3 fatty acids, pumpkin and sunflower seeds have been shown to reduce the risk of breast cancer, and sesame seeds are known to regulate levels of estrogen. Who knew simply adding these seeds into your diet could improve your health to such a great level?!

A few notes on the recipe:

These cookies are made with an assortment of different nuts and seeds, so they are SO versatile. You can essentially use any type of nuts and seeds you like or have on hand. You can also omit any nuts and seeds you may not want in the cookies and just add more of another.

These cookies can easily be made vegan by substituting the egg with a flax egg. Simply mix 1 tbsp of ground flax seeds in 3 tbsp of water and let it sit to gel for 5 minutes. Then pour this into the mixture as you would with the egg.

The nut butters in this recipe can also be swapped out for any nut or seed butter you enjoy. I like a mix of tahini and almond butter, but peanut butter, cashew butter or sunflower seed butter would all be great choices too!

Next comes the dried fruit and chocolate. Again, add it if you like it, leave it if you don’t! I use some naturally dried cranberries (without all the added sugar) and 70% dark chocolate chips. Dried blueberries or dried cherries would also be delicious additions to these cookies!

These cookies are pretty much my latest obsession and if you follow along my Instagram stories I’m sure you’ve seen them make an appearance in my day plenty of times. Hope you enjoy! xo