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    Carrot Cake Breakfast Cookies

    Aug 17, 2017 · by Kate Kasbee · Modified: Aug 7, 2024

    Jump to Recipe·5 from 9 reviews

    One of my closest friends Amie, a yoga teacher, moved to Kansas City a few years ago. We talk regularly, so I wasn’t surprised to see a text from her one weekday afternoon. What I was surprised to see was a photo of her with Kathryne Taylor of Cookie and Kate.

    To be clear, this is completely in character for Amie. She’ll walk up to just about anyone and strike up a conversation – and apparently ask for a selfie.

    I’d been making Kathryne’s recipes for a couple of years at this point. Although I visited her blog a few times a month, I can’t say I would’ve recognized her in a yoga class. Or exclaimed, “It’s Cookie and Kate!” for that matter.

    carrot cake breakfast cookies this recipe

    But I’m glad Amie is the kind of wild, unabashed person who does crazy things like that.

    I reached out to Kathryne a few months later with a request to write an endorsement for Frugal Vegan, which she graciously did. When I paid a visit to Kansas City to surprise Amie for her birthday, Kathryne and I met up for a drink.


    I reached out to Kathryne a few months later with a request to write an endorsement for Frugal Vegan, which she graciously did. When I paid a visit to Kansas City to surprise Amie for her birthday, Kathryne and I met up for a drink.

    We swapped cookbook-writing stories and talked about our silly dogs, and the next day we practiced our half-moon poses at Amie’s birthday party. My only regret is that we don’t live closer (I’m convinced Cookie and my dog Rex would fall in love).

    Today, we’re sharing Kathryne’s recipe for Carrot Cake Breakfast Cookies from Love Real Food. Carrot cake has always been one of my favorite treats, so I was thrilled to find that Kathryne had adapted it into a format that’s acceptable for breakfast.

    Between the oats and nuts, these breakfast cookies will stick to your ribs and keep you feeling satisfied all morning long. You can easily make these breakfast cookies gluten-free by using certified gluten-free oat flour and oats.

    carrot cake breakfast cookies

    Whip up a batch of these cookies on a lazy Sunday afternoon for a grab-and-go breakfast throughout the week. Leftover cookies will keep for up to five days in the refrigerator and up to three months in the freezer.

    Enjoy, and don’t forget to check out Kathryne’s cookbook, Love Real Food! I've already made a dozen of the recipes, and I can't even pick a favorite. They're that good.

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    carrot cake breakfast cookies

    Carrot Cake Breakfast Cookies

    5 Stars 4 Stars 3 Stars 2 Stars 1 Star 5 from 9 reviews
    • Author: Kathryne Taylor
    • Prep Time: 15 mins
    • Cook Time: 15 mins
    • Total Time: 30 minutes
    • Yield: 10 servings 1x
    • Category: breakfast
    • Method: baking
    • Diet: Vegan
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    Description

    Whip up a batch of these Carrot Cake Breakfast Cookies on a lazy Sunday afternoon for a grab-and-go breakfast throughout the week.


    Ingredients

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    • 1 cup quick-cooking oats
    • 1 cup white whole wheat flour or regular whole wheat flour
    • 1 tsp. baking powder
    • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
    • ½ tsp. fine sea salt
    • ¼ tsp. ground ginger
    • 1 ½ cups peeled grated carrots (about ½ pound)
    • 1 cup roughly chopped raw pecans or walnuts
    • ¼ cup raisins, preferably golden
    • ½ cup maple syrup
    • ½ cup melted coconut oil

    Instructions

    1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
    2. In a large bowl, combine the oats, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and ginger. Whisk to blend. Add the carrots, pecans, and raisins and stir to combine.
    3. In a medium bowl, combine the honey and coconut oil. Whisk until blended. Pour the liquid mixture into the flour mixture and stir just until combined. The dough might be rather wet, but don’t worry.
    4. Drop ¼-cup scoops of dough (an ice cream scoop with a wire scraper is perfect for this) onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving several inches of space around each one. Use the palm of your hand to gently flatten each cookie to about ¾ inch thick.
    5. Bake until the cookies are golden and firm around the edges, 15 to 17 minutes. Cool the cookies on the baking sheet on a cooling rack for 10 minutes, then carefully transfer the cookies to the rack to cool completely (otherwise, the bottoms can brown too much. Leftover breakfast cookies will keep, covered, at room temperature for up to 2 days, in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, and in the freezer for up to 3 months.

    Notes

    Make it gluten free: substitute 1 ¼ cups oat flour for the wheat flour. Be sure to use certified gluten-free oats and oat flour.

    Make it nut free: replace the nuts with ⅔ cup pepitas (hulled pumpkin seeds) or omit them all together.

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    1. Laura T

      July 17, 2023 at 11:56 am

      These are hearty and delicious. I made them this past weekend for the second or third time, and since I didn’t have raisins, I use Craisins and they came out just as delicious.

      Reply
    2. Ilka Luza

      June 06, 2021 at 12:42 pm

      Any chance to leave out the coconut oil? I try to be oil-free. Maybe sub with apple sauce ?

      Reply
    3. Lucia

      May 16, 2021 at 8:19 am

      They are amazing, better than l expected!

      Reply
    4. lori newman

      December 13, 2020 at 12:28 pm

      I made these cookies this morning and followed the recipe to the "T"- they are delicious !!! For them to be this good- do you have any idea of the calorie content?

      Reply
    5. lori newman

      December 13, 2020 at 12:26 pm

      I made these cookies this morning and followed the recipe to a "T"- They are delicious!!!-1 question-how many calories per cookie ?
      Best,
      Lori Newman
      lorianewman20@gmail.com

      Reply
    6. c

      September 04, 2020 at 7:43 am

      Do they turn out to be soft and chewy or crispy?

      Reply
      • Katie Koteen

        September 04, 2020 at 8:34 am

        Soft and chewy. 🙂 They're so good.

        Reply
    7. Rana

      August 23, 2020 at 10:30 am

      Love these! Even my friends who are not vegan or into health foods enjoy these. I also just used regular whole wheat flour and they still come out delicate (relatively speaking ) Also I sub the coconut oil with tahini since I am into the whole foods thing and they came out just fine. Thanks for such a good all round crowd pleasing recipe.

      Reply
    8. Amanda

      April 09, 2020 at 7:44 pm

      Just made these tonight! I loved them, and so did my 5 and 2 year olds! I had to sub a little molasses because I didn’t have a enough maple syrup on hand. Delicious!

      Reply
    9. Hannah

      March 23, 2020 at 10:25 am

      These are so delicious and easy to make! Thank You!!

      Reply
    10. Kirsten

      March 18, 2020 at 11:32 am

      Your directions say honey... Do you mean maple syrup?

      Reply
      • Katie Koteen

        March 20, 2020 at 2:45 pm

        Hey Kristen! This is a recipe we shared from Cookie and Kate. I think her original version was with honey and we made the substitution for maple syrup to make it vegan. Either one would work great.

        Reply
    11. Lilla V

      March 07, 2020 at 4:16 pm

      I’ve just made a double batch (about 40 cookies) with wholewheat flour and put extra omega seed mix in for even more nutrients ☺️ Really really good recipe, thank you for sharing xx

      Reply
    12. Georgie R

      March 06, 2020 at 7:49 am

      This recipe is perfect! I substituted the flour for strong wholewheat bread flour as that's all I had in and it worked fine. Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    13. Carl

      April 21, 2019 at 11:38 am

      Just made these, and have the book! Super yummy and perfect for Easter!

      Reply
    14. Maria

      September 23, 2017 at 6:35 pm

      Hi, can I subtitute the wheat flour with non wheat type of flour? If so, what it is? Thanks!

      Reply
      • Katie Koteen

        September 24, 2017 at 12:28 pm

        Oh good question... My best guess would be an oat flour. Let us know how it goes!

        Reply
    15. John

      August 22, 2017 at 4:28 pm

      I love carrot cake and any food I can slip into my pocket. Can't wait to try these

      Reply

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