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Banana Oat Breakfast Cookies

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Banana Oat Breakfast Cookies

It’s that time of year again.  The hustle and bustle of the holidays is over.  You know you’re not getting another paid holiday until Memorial Day.  You’re sick of having to bundle up and scrape layers of ice off your car windows.  And above all, the last thing you want to do is get out from under your warm down comforter.  So what do you do?  You wait until the last possible minute to roll out of bed, only to throw something on in order to look somewhat presentable, and rush out the door with no time to spare.

I will be the first to tell you that I’m actually not one of these people.  Regardless of the time of year, I’m up a good hour and a half before we have to leave, at the very least!  I couldn’t even imagine being so rushed and off from my routine – not to say mornings at our house are perfect, because that is far from true!  My point though – there are a lot of people that could use a little help in the mornings – my wife being one of them.  Not everyone is as neurotic as I am and actually makes time to sit down at the table to eat a bowl of oatmeal and drink a cup of coffee in the mornings.  I probably have issues.

So back to my wife.  This woman can snooze!  She’ll hit the snooze button until the last possible moment.  And even then, does she hurry to get ready?  Nope, just like a normal-paced getting ready.  I just don’t get it.  If I happen to oversleep, I am like a chicken with my head cut off, throwing things every which way, trying to get myself and my kid out the door on time.  But hey, everyone has their own thing, right?

But for all you last minute snoozers out there – you’ve got to check out these low-fat, relatively healthy breakfast cookies!  I came across them on the interwebs years ago, and they’re so simple and delicious that I’ve been making them for quite awhile now.  And you know you almost always have an overly ripe banana that needs to be used up in something yummy!  Take an hour one evening or this Sunday and bake a couple batches of these cookies.  Your rushed morning self will be glad you did, and your hungry belly will agree.

Banana Oat Breakfast Cookies

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Ingredients

1 cup whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups oats
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup firmly-packed brown sugar
2 egg whites
2 Tablespoons canola oil (I used 2 Tbsp coconut oil, melted)
1 very ripe medium banana, mashed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup dried fruit (raisins, craisins, etc)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar.  Add egg whites, oil, mashed banana, and vanilla.  Mix well with a spoon.  Fold in dried fruit.

Drop by tablespoons or a cookie scoop onto a baking sheet lined with parchment or silicone mats.  Bake for 12 minutes or until lightly golden.

It’s really that easy!  One mixing bowl – easy ingredients – nothing tricky.
This recipe makes 16 small breakfast cookies.  They’ll go fast!  Double the recipe – at least!

(FYI – think my pictures have improved? The below picture was used for this post when originally published at the beginning of 2012. Main picture for this post – above – was posted at the beginning of 2013. Still not perfect, but I see some VAST improvement!)


 

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Comments

  1. karren says

    January 10, 2012 at 6:38 am

    Ok…. I will HAVE to make these. They sound ans look delicious!

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  2. Anonymous says

    January 10, 2012 at 9:11 am

    nicely done I'll have to give them a try

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  3. Holly says

    January 10, 2012 at 1:37 pm

    Thank you Karren. They're so easy – and basically really hard to resist.

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  4. Anonymous says

    January 10, 2012 at 6:02 pm

    In my defense as the wife in the story, I wake up better after I snooze, but I sure do LOVE these breakfast cookies though. They are one of my fave on the go breakfast. They don't crumble and fall apart and they are easy to eat in the dark. Thanks wifey.

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  5. Audrey's mom says

    January 17, 2012 at 12:54 am

    These sound amazing. My girls are always up for a cookie and adding something healthy into will not deter them.

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  6. Aimee @ ShugarySweets says

    January 30, 2013 at 6:38 am

    You had me at cookie for breakfast! these sound delicious Holly!

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  7. Tinkster says

    April 17, 2013 at 2:28 am

    Could I use the whole egg? If I do a double batch I’ll just end up making icecream with the yolks, which kinda defeats the purpose of healthy breakfast.

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    • Holly Waterfall says

      April 17, 2013 at 10:28 pm

      You know, I wish I had an answer for you, but I’ve never tried it with the whole egg, so I wouldn’t want to lead you wrong. but I do have a better idea for you, if you’re trying to stray from making a treat… what about using egg yolks in a non-edible way. hair conditioner. face mask. There are ton of DIY beauty ideas on Pinterest that would use up your egg yolks. Hope that helps!

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  8. Holly Waterfall says

    April 23, 2013 at 9:51 am

    I’m so happy they turned out for you! They’re practically fool-proof. And yes, perfect for on-the-go or while feeding baby!

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  9. Gina says

    August 19, 2013 at 7:02 am

    I can’t wait to try these, especially for my kids after school starts! My one question is what kind of oatmeal do you use? Quick or old fashion? Thank you!

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    • Holly Waterfall says

      August 19, 2013 at 7:16 am

      Gina, I hope you do try them! I make them all the time and we all love them! I use old-fashioned oats.

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      • Gina says

        September 17, 2013 at 8:57 am

        Thanks! I made these as is and OMGoodness….Delicious! Even my kids don’t know they’re healthy 🙂

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        • Holly Waterfall says

          September 17, 2013 at 3:12 pm

          These are some of the FAVORITES!! I’m so glad you and the kiddos are lovin’ them! And thanks for letting me know you tried them. I love hearing feedback.

          Reply
  10. Lisa says

    October 10, 2013 at 5:10 am

    These look amazing but I could hardly call them healthy if I eat the whole batch myself! Yum!

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    • Holly Waterfall says

      October 10, 2013 at 9:47 pm

      I completely hear that Lisa! They’re definitely addicting!

      Reply

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