Teresa Ralston
New Albany, Ohio
Great-Start Breakfast Cookies
Mix carrots and crushed cereal into oatmeal cookie dough to bake a dozen good-morning breakfast cookies.
Great-Start Breakfast Cookies
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 60 min
- Ingredients 12
- Servings 12
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1 package (16 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Ready to Bake!™ Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Dough (12 Count)
- 1 cup finely shredded carrots
- 2 1/2 cups toasted whole wheat flake cereal, crushed to 1 cup
- 1/2 cup flaked coconut
- 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- 3 orange slices, if desired
- 3 large strawberries, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. To toast pecans, spread in 15x10-inch pan with sides. Bake 6 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until brown. Line 2 cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper or spray with Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray.
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Step2In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Add carrots, cereal, toasted pecans, coconut, orange peel, salt, and cinnamon. Mix with wooden spoon or knead with hands, until well blended. Divide dough into 12 equal portions (rounded 1/4 cup each). Place 6 portions of dough on each cookie sheet. Flatten each to 2 3/4-inch round.
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Step3Bake 14 to 17 minutes or until edges are set and bottoms are golden brown. Cool on cookie sheets 3 minutes. Remove to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
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Step4In small bowl, combine powdered sugar and orange juice; blend well. Spoon glaze over cookies. Place cookies on serving platter; garnish with orange slices and strawberries. Store in tightly covered container.
Nutrition
300
Calories
11g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
49g
Total Carbohydrate
33g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Breakfast Cookie
- Calories
- 300
- Calories from Fat
- 100
- Total Fat
- 11g
- 16%
- Saturated Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 17%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 270mg
- 11%
- Potassium
- 95mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 49g
- 16%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 11%
- Sugars
- 33g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 35%
- 35%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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