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Healthy Breakfast Cookies - Made with Oats, Cheerios, and Flax

By Gary White
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Published October 8, 2018. Last modified August 1, 2025 By Gary White

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Healthy Breakfast Cookies | The Foodie Eats

Made with oats, Cheerios, and ground flax, these healthy monster break cookies are a great  grab-and-go breakfast for the kids, and adults, on busy mornings. 

Healthy Breakfast Cookies | The Foodie Eats

There are a few things I DO NOT like for breakfast: namely oatmeal and plain Cheerios. But if you make them into something delicious, I'll eat all of them! Enter these healthy breakfast cookies. Yes, they have sugar and a touch of butter, but they are packed with oats, Cheerios, and ground flax - all know for recusing cholesterol. So you can sign me up for that reason alone.

Not to mention... this is a great grab-and-go breakfast for the whole family on those mornings where you don't have a lot of time. We can eat them in the car on the way to drop off the kid at school. I know, not the best practice - don't judge my life! Lol...

 

Healthy Breakfast Cookies | The Foodie Eats

 

The Process

Healthy Breakfast Cookies | The Foodie Eats
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Add oats and Cheerios to food processor (or blender)...

 

Healthy Breakfast Cookies | The Foodie Eats
...and pulse for 30 seconds to 1 minute, until fully combined and broken up. You don't need a flour-like consistency, just broken up very small.

 

Healthy Breakfast Cookies | The Foodie Eats
In a small, microwave-safe bowl, add butter, applesauce, peanut butter, and honey. Microwave for 60-90 seconds, until butter begins to melt...

 

Healthy Breakfast Cookies | The Foodie Eats
...then whisk together until combined.

 

Healthy Breakfast Cookies | The Foodie Eats
In a separate small bowl, add banana, egg, and vanilla extract.

 

Healthy Breakfast Cookies | The Foodie Eats
Mash banana and mix together well.

 

Healthy Breakfast Cookies | The Foodie Eats
Add all dry ingredients to a large mixing bowl - oats and Cheerios mixture, ground flax seeds, baking soda, and salt.

 

Healthy Breakfast Cookies | The Foodie Eats
Mix dry ingredients well to combine.

 

Healthy Breakfast Cookies | The Foodie Eats
Pour all wet ingredients into bowl with dry ingredients.

 

Healthy Breakfast Cookies | The Foodie Eats
Mix well to combine.

 

Healthy Breakfast Cookies | The Foodie Eats
Using a 2-ounce ice cream scoop...

 

Healthy Breakfast Cookies | The Foodie Eats
drop 12 level scoops onto a lined baking sheet. Then flatten and shape them into cookies. They will not spread while cooking.

 

Healthy Breakfast Cookies | The Foodie Eats
Bake for 12 minutes.

 

Healthy Breakfast Cookies | The Foodie Eats
Allow to cool and enjoy!

 

And this is the AMAZING Result…

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Healthy Breakfast Cookies | The Foodie Eats

Healthy Breakfast Cookies

These healthy breakfast cookies are a great quick, grab-and-go breakfast for the kids on those busy mornings. Full of oats, Cheerios, and ground flax.
5 from 1 vote
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Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes minutes
Total Time: 22 minutes minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 248kcal
Author: Gary White

Ingredients 

  • 2 ½ cups quick-cooking oats
  • 4 cups Cheerios
  • 2 Tbsp. butter
  • 2 Tbsp. applesauce
  • ½ cup natural peanut butter
  • ⅔ cup honey
  • 1 banana
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • ½ cup ground flax seed
  • ½ tsp. baking soda
  • ½ tsp. salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  •  Add oats and Cheerios to food processor (or blender) and pulse for 30 seconds to 1 minute, until fully combined and broken up. You don’t need a flour-like consistency, just broken up very small.
  • In a small, microwave-safe bowl, add butter, applesauce, peanut butter, and honey. Microwave for 60-90 seconds, until butter begins to melt, then whisk together until combined.
  • In a separate small bowl, add banana, egg, and vanilla extract. Mash banana and mix together well.
  • Add all dry ingredients to a large mixing bowl – oats and Cheerios mixture, ground flax seeds, baking soda, and salt. Mix dry ingredients well to combine.
  • Pour all wet ingredients into bowl with dry ingredients. Mix well to combine.
  • Using a 2-ounce ice cream scoop, drop 12 level scoops onto a lined baking sheet. Then flatten and shape them into cookies. They will not spread while cooking.
  • Bake for 12 minutes.
  • Allow to cool and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 248kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 274mg | Potassium: 248mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 530IU | Vitamin C: 2.5mg | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 6mg
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