Peanut Butter Banana Oat Protein Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 medium very ripe bananas
- 1 cup old fashioned oats, or quick oats (check labels for gluten-free)
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder, I like Orgain
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- Pinch kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup peanut butter, or nut butter, or seed butter
- ¼ cup sugar free chocolate chips, such as Lily's
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 sheet pans with parchment or silicon baking mats.
- Move oven racks to the second from top and second from bottom slots.
- In a medium bowl, mash the bananas.
- how to make protein cookies
- Add the oats, protein powder, egg, cinnamon, salt, vanilla, and peanut butter and chocolate chips and mix with a fork until combined.
- banana oat cookie batter
- Scoop ¼ cup of mixture and place on a baking sheet, flatten the top slightly with the back of the measuring cup. Repeat with remaining mixture, adding 4 cookies to each sheet.
- Bake for 16 to 20 minutes, rotating pans ½ through bake time to allow for even browning.
- Allow to cool 5 minutes on the pan then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
