Softly Baked Breakfast Cookies that taste just like Carrot Cake. Studded with bits of carrot and apples these breakfast cookies are a naturally sweet and tasty treat.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 13 x 9 baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, stir together the oats, oat flour, flaxmeal, cinnamon, nutmeg, sweetener, baking soda and salt.
In a medium bowl or 4 cup measuring cup, mix together the applesauce, egg whites and vanilla. Mix in the creamed cottage cheese.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry. and stir until just combined. Fold in the carrot and apple.
Using a large scoop or ¼ cup measuring cup drop portions of the dough onto the prepared baking sheet(s). Use your dampened fingers to gently shape the cookies and flatten them slightly before baking.
Bake 14-15 minutes or until set and lightly golden.
Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.