Breakfast cookies, what a great idea! I have been making these cookies at least 4 or 5 times in the last couple of weeks. My daughters have been having get-togethers with friends during the holidays and these cookies were a major hit.
Breakfast Cookies
I love the fact that they are really easy to put together and quick to bake, made with yogurt and I used light butter so they are on the light side too. What could be better than that? Oh yeah, a dip or drizzle of unsweetened chocolate doesn’t hurt either.
These Breakfast Cookies are a cross between a cookie and a tea biscuit. Not too sweet which makes them perfect for breakfast. If you do like them a little sweeter, add a little jam or butter or as my youngest daughter says “a little Nutella won’t hurt a bit!”. My husband has a sweet tooth like no other and as my daughter was walking out of the house with these yummy Breakfast Cookies, we heard “hey, where are you going with those?”, so then I knew these were a keeper.
Every now and then we need a little sweet comfort food and these are perfect. Enjoy!
Breakfast Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups flour 200 grams
- 3 tablespoons corn starch 50 grams
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar 70 grams
- 1/4 cup butter 60 grams
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt 125 grams
- zest of 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla 5 grams
- 1 tablespoon baking powder 15 grams
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350° (180 celsius).
- In a medium bowl whisk together flour, cornstarch, powdered sugar, salt and baking powder, add vanilla, butter cut in pieces (till resembles coarse crumbs) then add zest of the lemon, and yogurt, mix together to form a soft smooth dough.
- On a lightly floured flat surface roll dough to 1/4 inch (1/2 centimeter) thickness and cut into desired shapes. Place on parchment paper lined cookie sheets and bake for approximately 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool completely. Enjoy!
Laura @MotherWouldKnow says
Rose – I love how these cookies seem as if they should be for dessert but are billed as “breakfast cookies.” I have a terrible sweet tooth and being able to say that I’m eating breakfast food makes it seem less wicked. Tell your daughter that she’s got company in the nutella-on-these dept:) Happy new year.
Rosemary says
Hi Laura, thanks, I know exactly what you mean about the sweet tooth 🙂 Happy New Year to you too.
april7116 says
Cookies for breakfast? Yes, please!
marisa2014 says
They certainly look yummy and what I love about cookies is that you can make a grab and run. Now a cake or a pie is different — you have to cut a piece and then there is the evidence of a missing piece. Now taking a few cookies is not quite as obvious unless you leave crumbs in your wake. This is a keeper recipe.