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Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies

These Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies are the perfect thing to get your mornings off to a healthy and fun start! Fresh bananas, peanut butter, honey, cinnamon, oats, chocolate chunks and more team up to make this your kids new favorite breakfast recipe! I've also included some options to make these work for vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free diets!
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword breakfast, cookie recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Calories 160kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 banana
  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup old-fashioned oats
  • 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/4 cup ground flaxseed
  • 1/4 cup vanilla whey protein powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chunks or raisins

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with either parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
  • In a medium bowl, smash banana with a fork or a potato masher. Add peanut butter, honey, and vanilla and stir until well combined.
  • In a separate mixing bowl, combine oats, flour, flaxseed, protein powder, cinnamon and baking soda.
  • Add about 1/4 of the dry mixture to the wet mixture and combine. Slowly add remaining dry ingredients until all the mixture is well combined. Add your chocolate chips or raisins and fold into the dough.
  • Using a large cooking scoop, place about 3 tablespoons of the mixture onto the cookie sheet. Using the back of the cookie scoop, press the mixture down to form a cookie shape. Place about 6 cookies on each cookie sheet.
  • Bake cookies for 15-18 minutes until the tops are nicely browned. Allow the cookies to cool before you enjoy!

Notes

It really is important to line your baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. This helps the cookies cook evenly and helps you get them off the sheet after taking them out of the oven. Be careful not to overbake the cookies. I'm a stickler for this on all my cookies. I take them out "just before" they look completely done (brown edges and firming center). They will always cook a bit more on the cookie sheet after you take them off. If the bottoms of these cookies get burnt at all, it really affects the taste!
I love to heat mine up in the microwave for a couple of seconds before I eat them. They are so soft and chewy. But there are also perfect to grab and go! It's a great way to start the day! Enjoy!
Note: *Adapted from the Cookbook "The Best Homemade Kid's Lunches on the Planet" by Laura Fuentes.

Nutrition

Calories: 160kcal