"Diet" or " Breakfast" Cookie Recipe

• 2 1/4 cups crushed chex multi-bran cereal or bran cereal like Total - watch sugar content of bran cereals.

• 1 cup rolled oat

• 3/4 cup non-fat powdered milk

• 1/4 cup wheat bran

• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa or carob powder

• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1 large ripe banana, mashed or a scant cup of applesauce

• 4 tablespoons salted butter, room temperature

• 1/2 cup sugar or splenda equivalent

• 2 large eggs

• 7 large egg whites (I use egg beaters or whole egg equiv.)

• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

 Preheat oven to 375° Fahrenheit.

Combine first 8 ingredients in large bowl, mix well with spoon.

Blend banana, butter, sugar, eggs, egg whites, and vanilla at medium speed with an electric mixer until well incorporated.

Add wet ingredients to dry, mix well and allow to stand for 5 minutes.

Divide in half, then half again.


Each portion makes 6 cookies. (I used an ice cream scoop to measure out the dough.).

Bake for 12 minutes on cookie sheet.

Cookies spread very little during baking. Allow to cool slightly and transfer to wire rack.

We use these for breakfast.