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Prep time
8 hours 30 minutes
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Cook time
40 minutes
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Makes
15 cookies
Author Notes
From Joanne Chang of Flour Bakery and Myers+Chang: "I know that people often don’t have time for breakfast, so I wanted to create something easy to eat on the run and full of whole grains and nuts and seeds, because that’s what I personally love to eat. I saw a picture in Bon Appétit of a breakfast cookie and wondered if we could come up with something similar. We tested this for weeks, adding a bit of this and that and continuing to improve it so that it was not too sweet but still a little sweet, crunchy, filling, and full of flavor. I love this cookie—it’s everything I hoped it would be."
Featured in: We Found a Way to Have Cookies for Breakfast (You’re Welcome)
On The Genius Recipe Tapes, Kristen checked in with chef and co-owner of Flour Bakery and Myers & Chang Joanne Chang—they discussed how the past year has gone, "the mom test," and what authenticity means to Joanne in her work. Listen here. —Joanne Chang
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Ingredients
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3/4 cup
(75 grams) walnuts, roughly chopped
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1/2 pound
(2 sticks or 225 grams) unsalted butter
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1/2 cup
(170 grams) maple syrup
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1 teaspoon
vanilla extract
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3
large eggs
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1
ripe banana, mashed (about 100 grams or 1/3 cup)
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3/4 cup
(100 grams) pepitas
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3/4 cup
(40 grams) flaked unsweetened coconut
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1/2 cup
(45 grams) sunflower seeds
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1/2 cup
(50 grams) flaxseeds
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1/4 cup
(50 grams) millet
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1 1/2 cups
(150 grams) rolled oats
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1 cup
(160 grams) dried cranberries
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2/3 cup
(100 grams) whole-wheat flour
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1/2 cup
(80 grams) dried cherries
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1 teaspoon
baking soda
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1 teaspoon
kosher salt
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1/2 teaspoon
ground cinnamon
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1/4 teaspoon
ground nutmeg
Directions
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Heat the oven to 350° F and place a rack in the center of the oven. Place the walnuts on a baking tray and toast for 6 to 8 minutes, until light golden brown and fragrant. Remove from the oven and let cool. Line a baking tray with parchment or grease the tray and set aside.
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Melt the butter and place in a medium bowl. Whisk in the maple syrup and vanilla until well combined. Whisk in the eggs and banana until the mixture is totally homogeneous. The banana needs to be completely mashed so it whisks in smoothly.
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In a large bowl, stir together pepitas, flaked coconut, sunflower seeds, flaxseeds, and millet. Remove 1/2 cup of the mixture and set aside for topping the cookies. Add the cooled walnuts, oats, cranberries, whole-wheat flour, cherries, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg to the bowl and stir well to combine. Make a well in the center of the dry mixture and add the butter/maple mixture. Stir well to combine. The mixture will be more like a soft batter than a stiff cookie dough. Let the mixture sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes or in the fridge for up to overnight.
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Scoop about 1/4-cup-sized balls of cookie batter with your hands and roll them in a rough ball. Dip the top of each ball into the reserved seed mixture and plop it, seed side up, on the prepared baking tray. Press the cookie down with the palm of your hand to flatten.
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Bake at 350° F for 20 to 22 minutes, until the cookies are golden brown on the edges and firm when you press them in the middle. Remove from the oven and let cool.
I am a pastry chef/restaurateur in Boston passionate about all things sweet and savory. I co-own Flour Bakery+Cafe and co-own Myers+Chang, both in Boston. I love my work, I'm crazy about my husband, my staff keeps me going and is truly the most amazing group of people I've ever known, I am addicted to ice cream and fruit of all kinds. I used to run marathons but have scaled back a bit and am trying to be more well-rounded by attempting yoga. I read voraciously, I plan obsessively, I feel so very lucky to have found a life partner and a life passion both of which make me happy every day.
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