The Famous Big Breakfast Cookie!

I’ve talked to some of you about the Big Breakfast Cookie and said I’d include it in an upcoming newsletter.  Well, today is the day!

If I haven’t told you about it, the Big Breakfast Cookie is just that - a big breakfast cookie.  Actually, you can eat it any time of day, but wouldn’t it fun to start the day with a big cookie?  YES!  And, this is a very popular recipe.  I e-mailed it to a friend who had her assistant make a couple of copies.  Her assistant came back and said “I hope its OK but I made a bunch of copies and gave it out around the office.  It sounds so good.”  I’m amazed how this one simple recipe spreads like wildfire once someone gets a hold of it.  In fact, I got it from someone else . . . .

Breakfast can be a hard meal for everyone.  Mornings are busy with workouts, getting yourself ready, getting others ready, etc.  Finding time to squeeze in a meal can be a real challenge.  That is another reason the Big Breakfast Cookie is a great option.  It takes minutes to throw together.  In fact, you can put all the dry ingredients together ahead of time and mix in the apple sauce in the morning and bake it (unfortunately, it doesn’t hold well over a couple of days; I haven’t tried freezing it though).  Personally, I’ll put together the dry ingredients for three or four days in storage bags at one time over the weekend.  This takes probably 10 minutes and sets up my breakfasts for the week.  That way in the morning all I have to do is turn on the oven, dump it in a bowl, add the apple sauce, mix, spread it on a piece of parchment paper, put it in the oven, go shower, pull it out when I get out of the shower and eat.  Simple – right?

Want to make your own?  Here’s the recipe.  You can also add nuts, chocolate chips, or use other dried fruit than raisins.  Just be sure you realize that those extras add calories.