Breakfast Cookies

Breakfast Cookies

Ingredients

• 3 cups oats

• 1 tsp salt

• 2 tsp ground cinnamon

• 2-3 medium bananas, mashed (about 3/4 cup)

• 1 cup nut or seed butter

• 1/4 cup maple syrup or honey

• 1/2 cup apple sauce

• 1/2 cup raisins

• 1/2 cup dried cranberries

• 1/2 cup pumpkin or sunflower seeds

optional:

• 1/4 cup ground flax seed

• ¼ cup chia seeds

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Oil, or use parchment, or silicone mats on two large cookie sheets.

2. Mix oats, bananas, nut/seed butter, with the salt and cinnamon. Once it's well mixed all remaining ingredients. The dough will be thick and sticky.

3. Use a tablespoon measuring scoop to divide the dough. Flatten with the back of the scoop.

4. Bake for about 16-20 minutes until the edges are slightly browned. Let them cook for about 10 minutes on the cookie sheet before moving them to a cooling rack. These are soft cookies.

5. Refrigerate or freeze leftovers. Makes about 24 cookies.

• Notes: These are great with a handful of chocolate chips. Go ahead and add them. I won't tell.

|| Total 23 min.||

||Servings 12 || Cost $0.32 each||

These make an easy, yummy, healthy breakfast that you can prep in advance. They are also gluten-free and vegan.