This has to be the easiest cookie recipe on the planet. Combine mashed ripe bananas and quick oats, then bake.
What? No flour? No sugar? No eggs? No butter?
Correct.
This recipe starts with just two basic ingredients. You can keep it simple or jazz it up. Be sure to use ripe bananas that have little brown sugar spots on the peel. They sweeten the cookies naturally so there is no need for added sugar.
Banana Oat Cookies
Ingredients:
2 ripe bananas, mashed
1 cup uncooked quick oats
Directions:
Combine ingredients. Drop little spoonfuls onto a baking sheet coated with nonstick cooking spray and bake at 350 degrees F for 12-15 minutes until lightly golden on the bottom.
Banana Oat Cookies with Dark Chocolate and Coconut
Add 1/4 cup (total) of coarsely chopped dark chocolate chips and shredded coconut to the base recipe.
Banana Oat Cookies with Walnuts and Cinnamon
Add 1/4 cup of finely chopped walnuts and 1 tsp. ground cinnamon to the base recipe… tastes like warm banana nut bread!
Banana Oat Cookies with Dried Cherries and Pecans
Add 1/4 cup (total) of finely chopped pecans and dried cherries to the base recipe.
Cookies for breakfast, anyone?