Cookies For Breakfast...A (Not-So) Unheardof Idea

As I was thumbing through my current Penzey's Spice catalog (yes, the same one that these tuna cakes were in), I found a recipe for breakfast cookies. Cookies for breakfast; unheard of until now. I thought to myself, "Maybe I can break BAP from his exclusive cheerio diet, if we had these." Yes; success.

Breakfast Cookies

adapted slightly from: Penzey's Catalog Spring 2012

2 sticks butter, softened

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

2 eggs

1 t almond extract

1 t vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups flour

1 t baking soda

1 t cinnamon

3 cups oats

1 cup raisins

1 cup dried cranberries

1 cup shredded & sweetened coconut

1 cup slivered almonds (I omitted)

Preheat oven to 350. Cream together butter and sugars. Add eggs and extracts; mix well. Add flour, soda, cinnamon and oats; blend thoroughly. Fold in remaining ingredients.

Drop by Tablespoons on to cookie sheets. Bake 14-16 minutes. I made mine into bars; spread out in greased oblong pan*. Bake about 30-45minutes. Serve with a glass of cold milk.

*I thought bars would be easier to hide that I was cutting them in half for the kiddos, instead of breaking a cookie in half.