{Gluten Free} CranApple Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies

Now lets be honest here who doesn’t like a good cookie for breakfast. As a mom of two little ones if there are cookies in the house I’ve been known to hide in the corner of the kitchen sneaking a cookie (or two) for breakfast while the kids are watching their morning cartoons. Well sneak no longer. These cookies are meant to be eaten for breakfast. They are not only gluten free but they are vegan as well! They are super easy to make and only require one bowl so the clean up is minimal. Huge plus right!?

What you’ll need:
a large bowl
something to mix with
some measuring cups
cookie sheet
non stick cooking spray

Ingredients:
1 teaspoon of chia seed slurry
1/2 cup of vegetable shortening (I used crisco)
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon of baking soda
1 cup of brown sugar (I think you could easily cut the sugar or even use agave to make them even healthier)
1 cup of apple sauce
1 cup of gluten free all purpose flour
3 cups of gluten free rolled oats (I use the trader joe’s brand)
1 1/2 cups of dried cranberries

Now for the how to:
Preheat your oven to 350. In a small measuring cup mix together 1 teaspoon of chia seeds with 2-3 teaspoons of HOT water. In a large bowl combine the shortening, sugar, and apple sauce. Once that is thoroughly combined mix in flour, cinnamon, and baking soda. Toss in those nice slimy chia seeds. Then lastly fold in your oats & dried cranberries. After spraying your cookie sheet with non stick cooking spray use 1/4c measuring cup to portion out your cookie dough. Bake for 15-17 minutes. Let them cool on the cookie sheet until you can handle them with out getting burned then you can transfer them to your cooling racks. Be sure to let your cookie sheets cool completely before putting the next batch on the cookie sheet. Because I tend to be impatient and don’t want to wait I usually just run mine under cold water for a few seconds and then wipe them down (just be sure to spray them again so your cookies don’t stick). These are a great quick bite in the morning especially when you need a little something for on the go.