Description
These Healthy Cookies are a delicious guilt-free treat, perfect for those looking for a wholesome dessert option. Made with bananas, oats, and nut butter, these cookies are easy to make and satisfy your sweet cravings without the added guilt.
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients:
- 1 cup rolled oats
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 2 ripe bananas, mashed
- ½ cup almond butter or peanut butter
- ¼ cup honey or maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Add-ins:
- ¼ cup mini dark chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds or flaxseeds (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix Ingredients: In a large bowl, combine mashed bananas, oats, almond butter, honey, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and salt. Mix well.
- Add-Ins: Fold in chocolate chips and seeds if using.
- Shape Cookies: Scoop tablespoon-sized portions of dough onto the baking sheet and flatten into cookies.
- Bake: Bake for 10-12 minutes until lightly golden and set.
- Cool: Allow cookies to cool on the pan before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 days or refrigerate for up to a week.
- You can customize by adding chopped nuts or dried fruit for variety.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 95
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 55mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
