Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Cookies

Directions

  1. 1Add 2 cups of rolled oats to a blender.
  2. 2Blend the oats until they form a flour-like consistency.
  3. 3Pour the oat flour into a large bowl.
  4. 4Add 2 ripe bananas, 1/2 cup of creamy natural peanut butter, 1 large egg, 2 tablespoons of melted and slightly cooled salted butter, 1/4 cup of pure maple syrup, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla to the blender.
  5. 5Blend these wet ingredients until smooth.
  6. 6Pour the wet mixture from the blender into the bowl with the oat flour.
  7. 7Add 1/2 cup of mini chocolate chips and 3/4 teaspoon of salt to the bowl.
  8. 8Mix all ingredients together until well combined.
  9. 9Use a cookie scoop to portion out the cookie dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  10. 10Flatten the cookies slightly with a spoon and add more mini chocolate chips on top.
  11. 11Sprinkle flaky salt on top of the cookies.
  12. 12Bake the cookies.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups rolled oats
  • 2 ripe bananas
  • 0.5 cup creamy natural peanut butter, well stirred
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 Tbsp salted butter, melted and slightly cooled
  • 0.25 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 0.5 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 0.75 tsp salt
  • flaky salt, for topping (optional)

Equipment

blenderlarge bowlspatulacookie scoopbaking sheetparchment paper

Tips

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