Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies

Whether you’re enjoying a laid-back weekend morning or are on-the-go during the workweek, Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies are the perfect start to your day. Fiber-rich oats and whole-wheat flour bring an earthy wholesomeness to these cookies, complementing the sweet, nutty flavors of tahini and cardamom. Featuring crunchy walnuts, melty chocolate chips, chewy oats and juicy raisins, these hearty cookies have a sweet crust but remain soft and tender on the inside. Keep reading for our expert tips, including how to make these ahead of time and freeze them.

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Tips from the EatingWell Test Kitchen

These are the key tips we learned while developing and testing this recipe in our Test Kitchen to make sure it works, tastes great and is good for you too! 

• Use a cookie scoop to get perfectly portioned cookie dough.
• Add some white chocolate chips to transform this recipe from a breakfast cookie to a dessert cookie.
• Swap out the walnuts for your favorite nuts, or try a nut butter instead of the tahini. 

Nutrition Notes

• Oats are a whole grain and, like all whole grains, they contain fiber and complex carbohydrates. Oats also provide plant protein and a plethora of vitamins and minerals, including iron, copper, manganese, magnesium and phosphorus. By regularly eating oats you might reduce your cholesterol levels and stabilize your blood sugar. 
• Walnuts are an impressive nut, full of fiber, complex carbs, plant protein and healthy fat. Walnuts have health benefits for your brain, heart and gut. There is evidence that regularly eating walnuts may help reduce stress and depression.
• Like oats, whole-wheat flour is also a whole grain. It contains fiber, complex carbs, B vitamins and antioxidants. Eating food made with whole-wheat flour will help fill you up, keep things moving through your gut and stabilize your blood sugar more effectively than eating foods made with refined white flour.