Easy-Peasy Banana-Oatmeal Cookies

Have you ever wished you could eat cookies for breakfast?

If so, these are the cookies of your dreams!

With filling, sweet ingredients that you’d find in a healthy breakfast and no added sugar, they are a simple, satisfying, and nutritious treat.

Download our printable recipe for written and pictorial directions designed for young chefs!

Printable Recipe (PDF)

Ingredients

• 2 bananas
• 1 cup of oats
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375° F.
2. In a bowl, mash the bananas with a fork.
3. Mix in the vanilla, salt, and oats.
4. Scoop dough onto a greased pan.
5. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the cookies are golden brown.
6. Allow the cookies to cool for 5 minutes.
7. Enjoy these healthy cookies!

Variations

Replace 1 of the bananas with 1/3 cup of the nut or seed butter of your choice (my favorites are peanut butter or tahini).

Turn it into a more traditional dessert with unsweetened chocolate chips.

Make it a flavor explosion by adding nuts, dried fruit, and spices. My favorite spice combination is turmeric, cinnamon, cardamom, and black pepper!

• recipe
• student
• grades pre-k - 5