Once upon a time, there were these delightful breakfast carbs called muffins. You only had 3 problems with them:

1. They didn’t have enough muffin-top, which everyone knows is the best part
2. They were loaded with oil and sugar, so basically – bald cupcakes, not breakfast food
3. Muffins pans are a pain to wash!

Then along came “Mookies”, born from a desire to eat more guilt-free muffin top and spend less time cleaning up after them. And they stayed in your kitchen forever and ever because they were so perfect.

Mookies

Seriously though, “Mookies” cross the line between breakfast cookies and puffy warm muffins. They’re easy to make, kid-friendly, and inexpensive. Like most of my baked goods recipes, you can use white flour and regular sugar or whole grains and honey. Liquid sweetener leaves them a touch less sweet, but a pinch of stevia solves that problem.

Recipe notes also include egg-free and dairy-free versions, so they’re allergy-friendly.

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Chocolate Chip Mookies (Muffins + Cookies)

Adapted from this recipe from Simple Bites. I highly recommend you pop over there and read Aimee’s add-­ins, variations, and 10 tips for making the best muffins ever. 

Makes 12

Author: Steph Jenkins

Ingredients

• 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1 cup yogurt*
• 1 egg*
• 1/8 cup honey*
• 1/2 cup butter, melted (coconut oil works great too)
• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour (white, whole wheat, or spelt work great)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (optional)
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Optional step: The night before baking, stir together oats and yogurt in a medium-sized bowl. Cover and allow it to sit on the counter overnight (sometimes I refrigerate it, sometimes not).

2. The next morning, preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and grease a baking sheet.

3. In a medium-size bowl, stir together oats, yogurt, egg, honey, and butter.

4. Add dry ingredients to the bowl and stir gently with a rubber spatula until just combined.

5. Gently fold in the chocolate chips.

6. Use a tablespoon to plop heaping spoonfuls of batter onto the greased baking sheet, 2 inches apart.

7. Bake 10-­12 minutes until lightly browned, and the tops spring back when you touch them gently. 

8. Remove from oven. Allow them to cool for 1-2 minutes before using a spatula to move them to a cooling rack. 

9. Serve on a plate or in a napkin-lined basket.

10. Enjoy – warm and fresh is best!

Recipe Notes

*Substitutions:

• In place of yogurt, you can use buttermilk or milk combined with 1 teaspoon vinegar or lemon juice
• DAIRY-FREE: Use dairy-free milk
• EGG-FREE: Use a flax-egg
• VEGAN: Use both options above and maple syrup or sugar for the sweetener
• SWEETENER: In place of honey, you can use maple syrup, a combination of molasses and honey, or 1/4 cup sugar. Each sweetener lends its own mild taste and texture. I've even used stevia. If you like really sweet muffins, you can add a pinch of stevia to the liquid sweetener.

 

Please note: The actual calories and nutrition of this dish depend on what ingredients you use.