If you love banana bread and want a way to have it for breakfast, banana bread cookies are your answer. They are a cross between my breakfast cookies and oatmeal breakfast cookies but with more banana flavor and fewer ingredients!
Why you’ll love this banana bread cookies recipe
3 Ingredients. Oats, bananas, and peanut butter! Perfect texture. These cookies are soft, and chewy, and if you use gluten-free old-fashioned oats, and have a texture similar to thick banana bread. Quick and easy. With less than two minutes of prep and just 12 minutes in the oven, these take no time to make. Gluten-free and vegan. Even if you don’t follow either of these diets, you’ll still adore them. Healthy. No refined sugar, butter, oil, or flour.
Ingredients needed
Mashed banana. I like to use a ripe banana as it makes the cookies sweeter. Choose one with lots of brown spots. Rolled Oats (old fashioned oats). Provide the chewy texture, and goes so well with banana and peanut butter. You can use quick oats (instant oats) but they will be softer. Peanut Butter. Smooth, creamy, and drippy peanut butter must be used. If you use crunchy or thick peanut butter, you’ll find the cookies to be hard to mix.
Chocolate Chips. Optional, but highly recommended.
How to make banana bread cookies
Making these banana bread cookies is super simple and requires just one bowl. Swap out the peanut butter for almond butter, cashew butter, or tahini. Remember, the cookies continue to cook as they cool.
Tips to make the best recipe
Lightly wet your hands and form the balls of cookie dough instead of a cookie scoop. You’ll find the cookies form much better and spread much less. Do not over-bake the cookies. They will not become hard, but gummy if you over-cook them. Remove them when they just begin to go golden brown around the edges (10-12 minutes). They continue to cook as they cool down. If you want to substitute the banana for something else, you can use unsweetened applesauce. Start with 1 ¼ cups, but you may need more oats (if the batter is too thin) or more applesauce (if the batter is too thick).
Variations
Add nuts. Chopped walnuts, pecans, or almonds will give these cookies a fabulous texture. Drizzle with chocolate. Who doesn’t love a slice of chocolate chip banana bread? Drizzle some melted chocolate over the top. Make them into bars. Similar to oatmeal bars, you can bake this dough into a square pan instead of shaping the into cookies. Add sweetness. These cookies aren’t overly sweet so if you prefer sweeter cookies, add some brown sugar, coconut sugar, or maple syrup. Frost them. Once the cookies have cooled, pipe some cream cheese frosting on top. Add a leavening agent. Baking powder and baking soda aren’t necessary but can add a tiny bit of stability to them.
Storage instructions
As these cookies have no flour, no butter, and no oil in them, they should not be stored at room temperature. To store: Store the cookies in a sealable container in the refrigerator or on a plate, covered in plastic wrap. Flourless banana bread cookies will keep for 5 days. To freeze: Wrap the cookies in parchment paper and place them in a ziplock bag or freezer-friendly container. Cookies will keep well frozen for up to 2 months.
Recommended tools to make this recipe
Baking sheet. To bake the cookies one. Mixing bowls. Every kitchen needs a bunch of these bowls. Spatula. To mix the cookie dough.
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