Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cookies

Ingredients

• 4 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.75 cups white sugar
• 0.75 cups brown sugar
• 0.25 cups butter , room temperature
• 2 large eggs
• 0.5 cups applesauce
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. 2

   Stir oats, all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl.

3. 3

   Beat white sugar, brown sugar, and butter together in a large bowl using an electric mixer until fluffy. Beat in eggs, applesauce, and vanilla extract in that order. Stir in the oat-flour mixture until dough is just combined. Stir in chocolate chips.

4. 4

   Drop 1/4 cup of the dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough, flattening each cookie slightly.

5. 5

   Bake in the preheated oven until light brown at the edges, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheet, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.