Watching What I Eat: Peanut Butter Banana Oat Breakfast Cookies with Carob / Chocolate Chips
45 min
16 portions
By blogspot.com
Ingredients
- ¼ bananas
- 1 tspbutter flavor shortening
- ¼ dlchocolate chips
- 75 gcreamy peanut butter
- 25 gnuts
- 350 goatmeal
- ¼ dlunsweetened applesauce
- 1 tspvanilla extract
- ¼ scoopvanilla protein powder
Instructions
- 1.Preheat heat oven to 350 degrees.In a large bowl, mix mashed banana & peanut butter until completely combined then add in the applesauce, vanilla protein powder & the extract(s) ~ mix again until all are completely combined.
- 2.Add in the oatmeal & nuts to the banana mixture & combine. (** add the optional carob / chocolate chips at this time if you want them mixed throughout)
- 3.Let dough rest for 10 minutes.Drop cookie dough, by spoonfuls, onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet & flatten cookies into circles. (** if you just want the carob / chocolate chips on the top of the cookies, add now)
- 4.Bake cookies approx. 20-30 minutes (some like their cookies less cooked, some cooked more - try it both ways to find which works best for your tastes) or until golden brown & done.
- 5.Remove from oven & let rest on cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then move to cooling rack. (if you want the traditional fork tong marks on the cookies, use a pizza cutter or sharp knife to score the tops of the cookies while they're still warm)When cookies are completely cool, store in a covered container. Enjoy!...or with a cuppa tea.