According to a study on eating habits in Spain , people normally have cookies for breakfast and drink coffee or Cola Cao. And it is that cookies are one of the best options when we want to eat something sweet, since they can be eaten for breakfast or as an accompaniment to a delicious snack.
In this case, we bring you a recipe for whole grain cookies, a healthy, simple sweet alternative with few ingredients. Do you dare to do them? Well, get down to business!
Wholegrain cookies, an easy and healthy recipe
- For 6 people
- 30 minutes
- Low difficulty
Ingredients:
- 270 gr of whole wheat flour
- 100 g of butter at room temperature
- 60 gr of brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla essence
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1/4 of teaspoon of cinnamon
- Oat flakes (optional)
You will need to:
- A large bowl
- Manual stirrer or stirrer
- A spatula
- A baking tray with greaseproof paper
Steps to follow to make this recipe :
- To begin the preparation, pour the eggs, brown sugar and salt into a bowl. Mix the ingredients with a hand whisk or a whisk until the sugar is completely dissolved. Brown sugar is healthier than refined sugar, but you can also substitute it with other sweeteners such as stevia, fruit, or honey.
- Add the vanilla essence and butter to the mixture, and stir again. It is important to add the ingredients in this order,and integrate each of them into the mixture before adding the next ones.
- Add the wheat flour, baking powder and cinnamon to the mixture. Mix the ingredients using gentle enveloping movements with the help of a spatula. If you don’t have a spatula, you can do this with a ladle, even a fork. Stir until you get a firm texture dough.
- When the dough is ready, it’s time to shape the cookies. To do this, prepare a baking tray with greaseproof paper,take a little dough with a spoon and place it on top of the tray. Try to make them all the same thickness.
- To give it the rounded cookie shape, you can use a spoon as the texture of the dough will be a bit sticky and difficult to work with your hands.
- Before baking, you can give your cookies a different touch and turn them into healthy whole grain oatmeal cookies. To do this, add a few oat flakes as a decorationon top of each cookie. Oatmeal will add a different and crunchy touch to your whole grain cookies and will make it one of those true recipes rich in fiber.
- Finally, preheat the oven to 170 ºCand bake with heat up and down for approximately 25 minutes, or until golden brown.
- After the baking time, let them cool on a rack and … your whole grain cookies are ready to eat!
Other variants
If you like this recipe and want to try a juicier variant, you can add a little apple or pear in small cubes when you finish step three. Once the dough has a consistent texture, add the fruit cubes and mix with your hands or a spatula to integrate the fruit into the dough. With this simple change, you will have a totally different whole grain cookie recipe.
If you like to innovate, you can also add other ingredients such as raisins or dark chocolate chips to your cookies . But remember, to keep your whole grain cookies healthy, you must use low-calorie or sugar-free ingredients.
