It has been SUCH a gorgeous weekend here - bright blue skies with temperatures near 80 = happy Tracey! Today promises to be just as nice so I'm hoping to get outside and plant some flowers and do some yard work before enjoying the Celtics and Red Sox games. But first, let's talk about this week's Sweet Melissa Sundays recipe!
This week's recipe was chosen by Jessica of A Singleton in the Kitchen: granola breakfast cookies! The recipe will be posted on her blog if you want to give these a shot. I admit I was a bit lazy this week with the recipe. The cookies incorporate granola (pretty obvious from their name, right?) and call for a recipe from The Sweet Melissa Baking Book for that granola. There were some unique ingredients in the granola recipe that I didn't have on hand and truth be told, we're just not granola people in this house so even if I'd made that granola no one would have eaten the portion that wasn't used for the cookies. Luckily, I found some Bob's Red Mill coconut granola in my freezer so I substituted that. I added some raisins and craisins to the mix as well as some spices to jazz it up a bit. I also substituted whole wheat pastry flour for the whole wheat flour but otherwise stuck to the recipe.
These cookies are terrifically simple to throw together. The dry ingredients are whisked together in one bowl and the wet ingredients in a second bowl. The wet ingredients are a bit unique in that honey and molasses are used in place of granulated sugar or brown sugar. The dry ingredients are added to the wet ingredients and finally the granola is mixed in. That's it! The cookies are ready to head into the oven.
The cookies are chewy and soft even after they've cooled. The verdict? I liked the cookies, but if they were sitting on a table with 2 or 3 other types of cookies, they probably wouldn't be the first ones I'd reach for. I think the molasses flavor was a bit too prominent for me. If I made them again I'd add some chocolate chips. I should add that we had friends over last night and one friend tried several of these cookies and was definitely a fan so take my opinion with a grain of salt and give these a shot for yourself :) Many thanks to Jessica for her pick this week. If you haven't visited her blog, definitely stop by and say hi!
22 comments:
Hmm... I really like molasses, so the combo of flavors sounds perfect for me :)
Too bad they weren't your favorite but definitely worth trying!
Enjoy the weather -it's going to be 80 degrees here!
Yours came out so nice looking! Mine were tall and cakey, but yours look like chewy oatmealish cookies! They weren't my fave cookie either :)
Your cookies look waaaaay better than mine. I'm sure I did something wrong. Will post them later....
Nancy
Thanks for baking along with me this week, Tracey! I agree, these cookies are never going to beat traditional cookies for me either. They just taste very healthy to me.
I love molasses cookies, so these were a hit for me. I'm glad you liked them, even if they aren't a new fave! :)
these look so yummy. surely I would like these for breakfast instead of cereal :)
I definitely want to buy that cookbook! Great looking cookies you got there :)
Sorry they weren't your favorite. I think your cookies look great. I thought they were pretty good..I like healthy stuff!
great job - i love molasses so the flavor was wonderful to me
Wow, your cookies look great. My granola is in the oven right now. Hope my cookies turn out as good as yours. Glad to hear we have a happy Tracey. My husband says I am solar powered because sun = happy, no sun = sad.
I love cookies, this one looks like a winner!
They look really good!
These cookies look great - too bad you don't like them as much as others.
Your cookies look great! I bet the coconut was a nice addition.
Your cookies look wonderful. I actually used cane syrup instead of molasses. Maybe you can use that instead next time?
I could be SO into eating cookies for breakfast.
That's why it's always nice to have a variety of cookies to choose from, LOL, something for everyone.
Thye look so healthy!
I think granola cookies are such a great excuse for eating dessert for breakfast. What am I saying.. I've been eating chocoatle cupcakes for breakfast everyday!
Your cookies look fantastic, so does that granola picture (I didn't make my own either). I hope you enjoyed your sunny Sunday!
Your cookies turned out so photogenic! I just kept telling myself, "These are healthy. These are healthy. These are healthy."
WOW! Has it seriously been a week since I've been out of commission? I can't believe I'm just now sneaking the time to comment. Well, all I can do is say sorry it's taken me so long to get around to commenting. Your cookies look fabulous!! In fact, you're making me crave some granola right now :)
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