Delicious Raisin Bran Breakfast Cookies Recipe

Life with seven kids, as you can imagine, gets to be quite crazy and hectic sometimes, especially in the morning.

I wish I could say I’m one of those people who wakes up in the morning and hits the ground running, but to be honest, that’s not me at all!

I’m a night person and struggle with mornings. While I love to cook for my family, 6 am is not the time that I want to be going full steam in the kitchen.

But, I mean, 7 kids. They want to eat, they NEED to eat. Can anyone else relate?

Over the years I’ve found a few ways to simplify breakfast at our home, so today I wanted to share them with you!

Raisin Bran Breakfast Cookies

My kids and I can fix these Raisin Bran Breakfast Cookies together in less than an hour and then they last for breakfast for a few days! Sometimes I double the recipe and then freeze the second batch.

I love these cookies because they aren’t as messy as traditional cereal with milk (which often spills at our house) plus my older kids can self-serve themselves easily – no milk pouring necessary!

Raisin Bran Breakfast Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter (softened)
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 2 cups of Kellogg’s Raisin Bran Cereal
• 2 cups of unbleached flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons chia seeds

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Combine butter and brown sugar until well blended.
3. Add the vanilla extract and eggs and mix until smooth.
4. Mix in peanut butter.
5. Mix in baking soda.
6. Slowly mix in the flour.
7. Mix in the chia seeds
8. Mix in the Raisin Bran cereal just until blended – do not over-mix.
9. Spoon onto an ungreased cookie sheet (about the size of a plum)
10. Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden brown.
11. Cool on a baking sheet for 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack to finish cooling.
12. Makes 2 dozen cookies

These breakfast cookies are so easy to make and delicious! The texture is amazing!

They are not super sweet like other cookies but just enough sweetness to make them a huge hit with the kids. I love that these cookies allow me to sneak extra fiber into their diets, thanks to the bran and the chia seeds.

The raisins add a nice bit of sweetness without having to use something like chocolate chips. These are frequently requested at our house and since I typically always have Raisin Bran in the house for me to eat, they are easy to whip up!

As a busy mom, I love that these Raisin Bran Breakfast Cookies are great for mornings when we need to dash out the door! How do you simplify breakfast at your home?

Raisin Bran Breakfast Cookies

These Raisin Bran Breakfast cookies are a favorite for my kids and are an easy breakfast that you can grab and go!

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Course: Recipes

Keyword: breakfast, brunch, cookies, Dessert, raisins

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 11 minutes minutes

Calories: 176kcal

Author: Janessa Solem

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter softened
• 1 cup brown sugar packed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 2 cups of Kellogg’s Raisin Bran Cereal
• 2 cups of unbleached flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons chia seeds

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  Combine butter and brown sugar until well blended.
  Add the vanilla extract and eggs and mix until smooth.
  Mix in peanut butter.
  Mix in baking soda.
  Slowly mix in the flour.
  Mix in the chia seeds
  Mix in the Raisin Bran cereal just until blended – do not over-mix.
  Spoon onto an ungreased cookie sheet (about the size of a plum)
  Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden brown.
  Cool on a baking sheet for 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack to finish cooling.
  Makes 2 dozen cookies

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 176kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 150mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g