Foodie Friday - Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Cookies

Howdy, friends! I hope you're all as thrilled about it being Friday as I am. I thought it would be a fun idea to share a new recipe with you all each week, so here goes nothin'!

I like to eat my bananas when they still have a bit of green on them, so when I saw two extremely freckled brown bananas on my kitchen counter, I knew they were either going in the garbage or I needed to find some recipe to incorporate them into. Raymond loves banana nut bread/muffins so that was my first go to. Then I remembered that the last time I made him 24 muffins, he didn't eat a single one. I ended up finding this recipe and tweaking it slightly to make it a bit healthier.

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Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Cookies

(Adapted from Peanut Butter Fingers)

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 12-15 minutes

Yields: Approximately 12 large cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 ripe banana
• 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 3/4 cup old fashioned oats
• 1/8 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a pan with non-stick cooking spray. Mash banana together with all wet ingredients. In a separate bowl, combine all dry ingredients. Slowly combine wet and dry ingredients together. Place dollops of batter onto cookie sheet approximately 2 inches apart, and cook for 12-15 minutes. I recommend eating while still slightly warm.

Enjoy!

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Somebody really loved them!