Description
Delicious and healthy banana oatmeal cookies made with simple ingredients.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup banana (mashed and ripened, about 1 medium banana)
- 2 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
- 1 cup rolled oats
- ¼ cup pecans or walnuts (finely chopped, optional but recommended)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or greased foil. Set aside for later.
- Peel bananas and add to a medium bowl. Using a pastry cutter or fork, mash bananas until nearly smooth.
- Add in peanut butter. Whisk until thoroughly mixed. Fold in oats to create the dough. Fold in pecans or nut of choice.
- Using a medium cookie scoop, scoop and drop balls of cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Using a fork, flatten cookies to desired thickness.
- Bake for 10-14 minutes. Mine took 12 minutes. Place pan on a cooling rack to allow cookies to set for about 5 minutes. Then, using a heatproof spatula, lift cookies directly onto the cooling rack. Cool for about 10 minutes.
Notes
- These cookies are naturally sweet from the bananas and can be customized with your favorite nuts or chocolate chips.
- Store in an airtight container for up to a week.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg