Description
Start your day with these delightful Healthy Breakfast Cookies, a quick and nutritious treat perfect for busy mornings or as a wholesome snack. With just four main ingredients, this recipe is not only easy to prepare in under 25 minutes but also customizable to suit your taste. Packed with energy-boosting oats and natural sweetness from bananas, these cookies are a family favorite that kids and adults alike will enjoy. Add your choice of nuts or chocolate chips for an extra touch of flavor!
Ingredients
Scale
- 3/4 cup mashed banana
- 1 1/4 cups rolled oats
- 1/4 cup flaxmeal
- 1/4 cup unsalted peanut butter
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- Optional: 1/3 cup chopped nuts
- Optional: 1/4 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C).
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, mash the bananas until smooth and measure out 3/4 cup.
- Combine the mashed banana, peanut butter, rolled oats, and flaxmeal in a large bowl. Mix well.
- Stir in vanilla extract, coconut sugar, and cinnamon until fully combined.
- Fold in chopped nuts and chocolate chips if desired.
- Use a cookie scoop to form about 8 cookie balls on the prepared baking sheet.
- Lightly press each ball down with a fork to shape into round cookies.
- Bake for 16-18 minutes until golden brown.
- Let cool on the baking sheet for 15 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 16 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (approximately 35g)
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg