Peanut Butter Banana Breakfast Cookies

Ingredients

• •2 bananas
• •¼ cup chocolate chips
• •⅓ cup creamy peanut butter
• •¼ cup nuts
• •1½ cups oatmeal
• •⅔ cup unsweetened applesauce
• •1 tsp vanilla extract
• •1 scoop vanilla protein powder

Method

Adapted from watching-what-i-eat.blogspot.com

1. 1Preheat heat oven to 350°F.
2. 2In a large bowl, mix mashed banana & peanut butter until completely combined.
3. 3Add in the applesauce, vanilla protein powder & the extract(s) ~ mix again until all are completely combined.
4. 4Add in the oatmeal & nuts to the banana mixture & combine.
5. 5(** add the optional carob / chocolate chips at this time if you want them mixed throughout).
6. 6Let dough rest for 10 minutes.
7. 7Drop cookie dough, by spoonfuls, onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet & flatten cookies into circles. (** if you just want the carob / chocolate chips on the top of the cookies, add now)
8. 8Bake cookies approx. 20-30 minutes (some like their cookies less cooked, some cooked more - try it both ways to find which works best for your tastes) or until golden brown & done.
9. 9Remove from oven & let rest on cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then move to cooling rack. (if you want the traditional fork tong marks on the cookies, use a pizza cutter or sharp knife to score the tops of the cookies while they're still warm).
10. 10When cookies are completely cool, store in a covered container. Enjoy!...or with a cuppa tea.