Pumpkin Breakfast Cookies

Pumpkin Breakfast Cookies

Ingredients

2 cups old fashioned rolled oats—gluten free

1 cup almond flour

1.5 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

¼ tsp ground ginger

1 cup canned organic pumpkin

1/3 cup melted coconut oil

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1/3 cup maple syrup

½ – 1 cup chocolate chips

1 cup chopped pecans

Directions:

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F
  2. Take 1 cup of the oats and process them in a food processor or blender until they are a flour like texture.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the dry ingredients together well.
  4. In a separate bowl combine the wet ingredients: eggs, pumpkin, vanilla melted coconut oil & maple syrup.
  5. Combine the wet ingredients with the dry. Then mix in the chocolate chips & chopped pecans.
  6. You can experiment with adding in 1-2 T ground flax and other nut combinations like walnuts and pepitas.
  7. Drop 1/4 cup size balls on a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet.
  8. Bake for 20-25 minutes unitl golden brown.
  9. Let cool on the pan for 10 minutes