Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies Recipe
 
 
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Ingredients
  • 2 ripe bananas, mashed
  • ⅓ cup peanut butter (creamy or crunchy and/or any nut butter of your choice)
  • ⅔ cup cinnamon applesauce (or preferred variety)
  • 1 tbsp wheat bran flakes
  • 1 tbsp ground flax
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • Pinch or two of cayenne pepper
  • 1 cup quick cook oats
  • 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
  • ¼ cup chopped nuts (any variety you prefer)
  • ¼ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Lightly grease a large cookie sheet or line with parchment paper.
  3. In a large bowl mix the mashed bananas and peanut butter until well combined.
  4. Add applesauce, wheat bran, flax, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg and cayenne pepper; stir to combine.
  5. Fold in the oats, chopped nuts and chocolate chips.
  6. Drop the cookie mixture by the spoonful onto the cookie sheet and shape & flatten into circular discs.
  7. Bake cookies for 20-25 minutes. Cool slightly on cookie sheet before transferring to a cooling rack. Cool completely and store remainders in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
  8. Serve & enjoy! Yields 1 ½ -2 dozen cookies depending on size.
Notes
Experiment with almond butters, cashew butters or different varieties of peanut butters and/or different flavored extracts and different varieties of nuts or include dried cranberries or blueberries as a substitute for the chocolate chips!
Enjoy with coffee, tea or a cold glass of milk!
Recipe by How to Have it All at https://www.howtohaveitall.net/banana-oatmeal-breakfast-cookies-recipe/