Name: Our Favorite 15-Minute Cookies (One Recipe, Multiple Possibilities)
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 small extremely ripe banana (about 7 & 1/2″ length); 1 egg; 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup; 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 3/4 cup rolled oats; 1 tablespoon oat flour; 1/4 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 cup raisins; 1/4 cup dried apricots, chopped (unsweetened); 1/4 cup chocolate chips; 3 tablespoons chopped nuts (pepitas, walnuts); 2 tablespoons unsweetened coconut flakes; 1 tablespoon cacao powder; 1 – 2 tablespoons cacao nibs; 1 pinch nutmeg

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These quick, easy cookies use no added butter or oil and taste absolutely delicious.

You can get creative and add raisins, coconut flakes or simply eat them plain. Feeling a little frisky? Add bourbon in place of vanilla. If the kids are craving dark chocolate, throw in 1/4 cup of chocolate chips. Make it fun for them by allowing them to get creative and choose their own additions.

Our personal favorite addition is raisins, walnuts and pepitas. The sky is the limit!

These simple, FfL-friendly cookies are a staple in our house and fun to get creative with.

A great pre/post-workout snack

Because oats and bananas are easy-to-digest carbs that power you up without weighing you down, these cookies double as a delicious pre/post-workout snack. Enjoy one 30-60 minutes before your workout or within 30 to 60 minutes after you finish your sweat sesh.

Encourage your kids to embrace real food

When you make your cookies, help your kids understand the difference between minimally processed cookies and highly processed ones. Otherwise, they may think they’re one in the same.

If you really want to get them involved, you can even make it a fun activity next time you go to the grocery store. Do most cookie labels use simple real food ingredients (whole grains, honey, maple syrup, cinnamon, butter, coconut oil or EVOO) or do they use tons of heavily processed ones (refined sugar, enriched flour, vegetable oils, artificial ingredients, food coloring, preservatives)? Let them take a look and guess!

Our Favorite 15-Minute Cookies (One Recipe, Multiple Possibilities)

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Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 17 minutes
Yield: 8 1x

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Description

These quick, easy cookies use no added butter or oil and taste absolutely delicious. You can add chocolate chips, raisins, coconut flakes or simply eat them plain. They are a staple in our house and fun to get creative with.

Ingredients

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Core Ingredients:

1 small extremely ripe banana (about 7 & 1/2″ length)
1 egg
1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 cup rolled oats
1 tablespoon oat flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Fun Additions: (choose 1-2)

1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup dried apricots, chopped (unsweetened)
1/4 cup chocolate chips
3 tablespoons chopped nuts (pepitas, walnuts)
2 tablespoons unsweetened coconut flakes
1 tablespoon cacao powder
1 – 2 tablespoons cacao nibs
1 pinch nutmeg

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a bowl, mash the banana. Add core ingredients and mix together. Add whatever “fun additions” you choose.
Form cookies in a spoon and place on parchment paper. Bake cookies for 13-15 minutes. Serve warm.
You can keep cookies in the fridge for up to 7 days. Eat them chilled or pop them in the microwave for 15 seconds and voilà!

Notes

How can I make these gluten-free? To make these gluten-free, use gluten-free rolled oats and gluten-free oat flour.

We recommend organic ingredients when feasible.

Keywords: Cookies,15 Minute Cookies

Category :Recipes

Method :Too Easy