Healthy Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies
I am sure as a parent you have heard this question before. Cookies for breakfast? No WAY! Well, with these Healthy Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies, you can eat cookies for breakfast, lunch or dinner!
I keep a batch of these cookies on hand during the week for snacks, quick grab-n-go breakfasts, or for a pre-workout snack.
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The best part? There are only 5 ingredients!
Healthy Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies
- 2 cups oatmeal, uncooked quick
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- (optional add-ins: 1/3 cup of raisins, chocolate chips or cranberries. For a sweeter cookie, you can also add 1 TBSP of honey)
- Preheat heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix together, oatmeal, bananas, vanilla extract, applesauce and cinnamon.
- Prepare a cookie sheets with parchment paper. Drop cookie dough in spoonfuls onto the the cookie sheet, and then flatten cookies into round shapes. ( I made about 17 medium cookies)
- Bake approx. 25 – 30 minutes, or until golden. Remove from oven & let rest on cookie sheet for 5 minutes and then move to cooling rack. Be careful, cookies will be very soft until they cool entirely.
- Store in an airtight container for 3-4 days.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups oatmeal uncooked quick
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- optional add-ins: 1/3 cup of raisins, chocolate chips or cranberries. For a sweeter cookie, you can also add 1 TBSP of honey
Instructions
- Preheat heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix together, oatmeal, bananas, vanilla extract, applesauce and cinnamon.
- Prepare a cookie sheets with parchment paper. Drop cookie dough in spoonfuls onto the the cookie sheet, and then flatten cookies into round shapes. ( I made about 17 medium cookies)
- Bake approx. 25 - 30 minutes, or until golden. Remove from oven & let rest on cookie sheet for 5 minutes and then move to cooling rack. Be careful, cookies will be very soft until they cool entirely.
Nutrition
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Post Updated September 2020
These look fantastic! I am bookmarking them to make later 😀
Thanks Jenn!
These look delicious! Need more healthy options for my little guy. Thank you!
Delicious, healthy cookie! I don’t feel guilty about eating one of these cookies- they’re great when I’m craving something sweet. Easy to make, delicious and healthy- can’t go wrong with this recipe!
they look great but I am allergic to bananas
Are you able to use regular oats as opposed to the quick cooking kind?
I think regular oats should be fine. Steel cut oats will not work for these those….so steer clear of those kinds.
I just made these and they’re delicious! I only had 1 banana, so I halved the recipe (made 11). I added a little extra vanilla b/c I do that with everything. I also used half quick cooking oats + half regular whole oats. My daughter has been loving these. I over baked mine by a few extra minutes, so we ate them dunked in milk 🙂 I think I will add raisins next time or chopped dried apricots… Maybe shredded coconut… Or pumpkin seeds… I do make baked oatmeal, which is similar, but it uses milk, no banana, and sugar. A lot of recipes use egg too, which I avoid due to egg allergies. I like your oatmeal breakfast cookies so much more! They bake up quicker and are portable. Plus I love the addition of mashed banana for natural sweetness. My usual baked oatmeal already uses applesauce, but still needs a little sugar added. The ripe banana is genius! I’m thinking pumpkin instead for fall… No nuts though as we are a nut free home. Hmmm, sunflower seed butter spread on top with a drizzle of maple syrup or honey would be yummy 🙂