Breakfast Cookie Recipe - Wheaties and Oatmeal in a Cookie!


	Breakfast Cookie Recipe "Get your Wheaties!" These breakfast cookie recipe came from my Italian grandma's 1932 cookie recipe tin. It came from my Auntie Olga and back-in-the-day these were called Ranger cookies. This is one of those drop cookie recipes that uses a lot of ingredients! And one that kinda threw me for a loop was - Wheaties. My grandma's recipe said "Pep" could be substituted for the Wheaties. Only my mom and those in her generation could tell me what "Pep" was. This breakfast cookie is a quick put together. A lot of ingredients, but not tricky. My original plan was to serve them to my company at breakfast in two days. So, I put them into a Tupperware. BUT wouldn't ya know it - EVERYONE ate them for dessert and pickins throughout the day! So now they can have the remainder of Wheaties for their breakfast instead. Breakfast Cookie Recipe Get your Wheaties! YIELD: 4 Dozen Ingredients 1 Cup shortening (see substitutions ideas below - if this doesn't suit you) 1 Cup of brown sugar 2 Cups of flour 1 tsp of soda 1 tsp vanilla 2 Cups of Wheaties 1 Cup of white sugar 2 well beaten eggs 1/2 tsp of baking powder 1/2 tsp of salt 2 Cups of Oatmeal (not INSTANT or FAST COOKING) 1 Cup of coconut Procedure * Preheat oven to 375 degrees. * Cream sugar and shortening * Add 2 well beaten eggs * Sift dry ingredients and add to cream mixture * Add remaining ingredients * Pretty simple, huh? Can I use butter instead of shortening? YUP! And I'm a big shortening hater. However, out of respect to my grandma ( God rest her soul) I followed the recipe and used shortening (UGH). And I did add a bit of butter flavoring. TIP: If you use butter refrigerate the dough for a bit after mixing. Drop the cold dough on the cookie sheet before baking. This keeps them from turning into frisbees. What else can I substitute for the Wheaties? Probably any bran type flake that is large. You don't want a mealie bran. And, I'd be wary of sugar coated brans. Why old fashioned slow cooking oatmeal? Since my grandma had this in her 1932 recipe tin, I'm thinking they didn't even know instant or fast cooking oatmeal would come down the pike. And I'm not gonna try to experiment. These came out WONDERFUL as is with the recipe above. Where are the raisins or nuts? You can add 'em. I don't see why not. AND if you want to get a little out of the breakfast cookie realm. Soak the raisins in rum or bourbon and then add 'em. YUM! Back to the top of this Breakfast Cookie Recipe Other Italian Cookie Recipes Almond Butter Cookies Amaretto Cookies Recipe Almond Cookie Recipe Anisette Cookies Apricot Bar Recipe Bourbon Ball Recipe Breakfast Cookie Recipe Brown Sugar Cookie Recipe Cappuccino Cookies Caramel Cookie Recipe Cherry Chocolate Bars Chocolate Cookie Bars Recipe Chocolate Raisin Cookies Chocolate Macaroons Coconut Macaroon Cookies Coffee Brownies Date Cookie Recipe Date Bar Recipe Fig Cookies Recipe Italian Wedding Cookie Recipe Lemon Cookie Recipe Meringue Cookie Recipe Best Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Orange Cookies Pizzelle Recipe Pumpkin Bars Ricotta Cheese Cookies Rum Ball Recipe Sesame Seed Cookie Recipe Sour Cream Cookies Candies Amaretto Truffles Maple Candy Recipe Home Page - Italian Dessert Recipes I love sugar and I eat dessert EVERYDAY! Ok, not MASSIVE amounts. But I do have to finish off the evening meal with a little sweet something. When I was a kid my health conscience mother would ration my Halloween candy. Her mantra was, "white sugar will kill you". But my Italian grandma always told me, "Everybody needs a little bit of sugar." :-) So, to get my October Halloween sugar fix I will make the traditional Italian cookie recipe, Venetian Bones of the Dead. Italians make these for the Day of the Dead on November 2nd. So - hey, our holiday in America - Halloween is the closest. So - while the neighborhood is slamming down a bunch of gross mass produced candy on October 31st, I'll have a real goodie. Oh yeah, I'll have to post it too! (Eventually!) You know how it is. Work. Kids. Clean. Cook. I'll see if Bones Of The Dead is in my grandma's first recipe file she started when she married in 1932. Most of the recipes on my site came from her influence. If they aren't in her file - then I got them from her friends. And the remainder I experimented with adapting her style. I hope she looks down and smiles this Halloween. Lisa Would you like to share this page? You know how to do it! Thanks for sharing the sugar love! Contact Me Privacy Policy About
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