When I was buying the ingredients for these cookies from bulk item section of whole foods, it looked like I was feeding a very expensive bird so I thought dedicating this cookie to Tweety bird was appropriate. I was having a craving for nuts, granola, and an oatmeal cookie and these cookies are the surprisingly good result of this whim. Most of the cookie consists of nice crunchy delicious seeds rich in omega-3 and whatnot so I don’t feel so guilty eating them. On top of that they are super tasty and with the kosher salt have a little bit of saltiness to them. With every bite you get a nice texture with the nuttiness of the seeds and every once and a while hit a salt grain that balances out the sweet. I think you could use just about any seed/chopped nut in this recipe or add more items like dried currants, white raisins, coconut flakes, chocolate chips, peanut butter, or yogurt chips. So long as you mix everything up and it’s all a gooey mess, not too dry, the variations are endless.
Four Seed Tweety Bird Cookies
1/4 c. sesame seed
1/2 c. pepita seeds (green pumpkin seeds)
1/4 c. sunflower seeds
1/4 c. flax seeds
1/2 c. oatmeal (not instant)
2 eggs
1 stick of butter
1/8 cup of olive oil
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon coarse kosher salt, or 1/8 teaspoon of sea salt (depending on taste)
Preheat oven to 375 F
1. Cream soft butter and sugar together
2. Add wet ingredients and mix
3. Add all seeds…mix
4. Add dry ingredients..mix
5. Bake 375 F for 15 minutes or until golden brown
6. Eat with some tea or a tall glass of milk
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