Breakfast Bean Cookies

• oats↗2 cups
• flour↗1 cup
• baking powder↗1 teaspoon
• baking soda↗1 teaspoon
• cinnamon↗1⁄4 teaspoon
• salt↗1⁄4 teaspoon
• white kidney beans↗1 (14 ounce) can
• butter↗1⁄4 cup
• brown sugar↗1 cup
• large egg↗1
• vanilla↗1 teaspoon
• chocolate chips↗1⁄2 cup
• raisins or dried cranberries↗1⁄2 cup
• chopped walnuts or pecans1⁄4 - 1⁄2 cup
• ground flax seeds↗2 tablespoons

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 325°F.

2. 2

   Place oats in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until it resembles coarse flour. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon & salt & process until combined. Transfer to a large bowl.

3. 3

   Put beans in food processor & pulse until roughly pureed. Add butter & process until well blended. Add brown sugar, egg & vanilla & pulse until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl.

4. 4

   Poor bean mixture into oat mix & stir by hand until almost combined; add chocolate chip, raisins, nut & flaxseed & stir until just blended.

5. 5

   Drop large spoonfuls of dough onto a cookie sheet that has been sprayed with non-stick spray, & flatten each one a little with hand.

6. 6

   Bake 14-16 minute.

7. 7

   Makes 2 dozen. Each cookie contains 138 calories & 3.5 grams fat.