When my first child was just starting solids, I was excited that she enjoyed everything I placed in front of her. She was a great eater. WAS is the operative word. Now I’m lucky if I can get 3 food groups in her a day. My middle daughter is a little easier to feed, and my little guy, well. He’s not an eater at all. So you can say I have three picky-ish kids who don’t all like the same foods and are driving their mama batty each day as she tries to figure out what to feed them. Child #2 and 3 like oatmeal and quinoa, but child #1 will only eat oatmeal cookies. So, I decided to make a better-for-you type of cookie that is kid AND adult approved, doesn’t have too much sugar, and can double as a granola bar for breakfast or snack. I made 3 different types of oatmeal-quinoa cookies to cater to each of my kids. My oldest wanted oatmeal-quinoa raisin, my middle was excited about oatmeal-quinoa chocolate and coconut, and my little guy- well, we have to keep it plain for him, so there were no mix-ins in his cookie. Instead, I decided to make him little teething cookies he actually enjoyed. Instead of the oval-shaped cookies I made for the girls, I made his longer and thinner so he can easily grasp them.
The star of the show is McCann’s Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal®. I remember a coworker years ago swore by McCann’s Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal, so I was excited to try it out. We aim natural products as much as we can, so this was a good fit for our lifestyle choices. McCann’s Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal is minimally processed and made from 100 percent whole grain Irish oats with nothing artificial.
I let my girls help me in the kitchen because I truly believe they will try anything they help make. Even if they see some questionable ingredients go in. Here’s what you need to make our tasty Oatmeal-Quinoa Cookies:
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup McCann’s Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal
1 cup cooked and cooled quinoa
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup applesauce
1 cup of your favorite mix ins (I separated my mixture and added a handful of each mixin for each type of cookie)
Directions
Mix all your dry ingredients together- flour, oatmeal, baking soda, baking powder, and sugar. In a separate bowl, mix lightly beaten eggs, vanilla extract and applesauce. Combine dry ingredients with wet, and add quinoa. Mix gently until all your ingredients are combined. Add mix-ins and stir gently.
On a parchment or silicone-lined cookie sheet, spoon out 1 tbsp of your cookie mixture with about 1/2 inch space between each one. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 10-12 minutes and quickly transfer to a cooling rack.
I was eager to see the result. Of course, my six-nager says, “I can SMELL the quinoa, these will be gross.” But after she saw her younger sister happily scarfing down her cookies, she gave them a shot and was thoroughly impressed. My little guy even liked his! It’s a win-win for everyone, including MOM who got some yummy, low sugar, all natural, snacks in her kid’s bellies.
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I love m&m’s in cookies.
My favorite cookie mixins is chocolate chips, and coconut flakes, and butterscotch chips.
I like nuts in cookies
I like raisins and dark chocolate chips.
Chocolate chips and oats are my favorite cookie mixins!
Milk chocolate chips.
Dark mini morsels
My favorite cookie mixin’s are cinnamon chips, white chocolate chips!
My favorite cookie mixin’s are butterscotch chips, chocolate candies and dried cranberries.
My favorite cookie mixin’s are m&m’s, reeses peanut butter cups, and cookie crumbs
I like M&M’s, walnuts, chocolate chips, etc.
Chocolate chips!
I like to add in nuts and chocolate chips.
I like oatmeal cookies.
My favorite are chocolate chips, M&M’s and nuts.
I like to mix in some coconut and almond into my baked cookies.
I love butterscotch chips and walnuts in oatmeal cookies.
I like peppermint, caramel and cinnamon chips in my cookies. Thank you!!
I like M&Ms in my cookies.
My favorite mix-ins are nuts, dried cranberries and chocolate chips.
I like white chocolate chips added to my cookie mixes.
chocolate chips and raisins
Chocolate chips and any kind of nuts!
I love dark chocolate chips in my cookies.
Chocolate chips or dried cranberries are my favorite cookie mixins!
I love M&Ms!!
I like walnuts M&M’s and chocolate chips in my cookies.
thank you
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I like raisins in oatmeal cookies.
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I like to mix in mini m&m’s, walnuts, and dark chocolate chunks
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Chocolate, nuts, and some types of dried fruits.
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I love chocolate chips in my cookies!
I like butterscotch chips in my cookies.
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I have to have chocolate chips, walnuts and coconut
I love to mix in chocolate chips!
Raisins and chocolate chips.
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My favorite cookie mixins are chocolate chips, nuts, and M&Ms!
chocolate chips and coconut
My favorite cookie mixins are walnuts, chocolate chips and coconut.
It would be chocolate chip for me!
I love adding chunks of dark chocolate and salted caramel to my cookies.
I’m always adding chocolate chips or m&m’s to the cookie mixes.
I like chocolate chip cookies.
I like adding in chocolate chips and nuts especially pecans.