Healthy Oatmeal Cookies
If you love oatmeal cookies, these healthy oatmeal cookies are a must try! You won’t believe they’re good for you!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5-8 minutes
- Total Time: 15-18 minutes
- Yield: 6 cookies 1x
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 medium-large banana
- 1 cup of oatmeal
Optional add-ins:
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 2–3 tablespoons maple syrup (or other sweetener)
- Chocolate chips
- Shredded coconut
- Craisins
- Raisins
- Cacao nibs
- The list goes on
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º
- Place banana and oatmeal into a food processor or blender.
- Add vanilla, if using.
- Blend until dough comes together (30-60 seconds). It should be thick – like cookie dough!
- Stir in any of your favorite cookie additions. Mine are chocolate chips (because you don’t want them to be too healthy, right?) and shredded coconut.
- Drop by mounded tablespoons onto parchment-lined cookie sheet, flattening and shaping them as you go – these cookies won’t spread out!
- Bake for 5-8 minutes, until slightly brown on the bottom.
Makes 6 cookies.
Notes: This recipe is easily doubled or tripled.
Find it online: https://frugalfarmwife.com/article/healthy-oatmeal-cookies/