Tuesday Tips: Breakfast Cookies , Starting Your Day Off Right #recipes #breakfast

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Peanut Butter Banana Oat Breakfast Cookies with Carob/Chocolate Chips

Ingredients

2 whole Ripe Bananas, Mashed Until Creamy
⅓ cups Peanut Butter, Creamy Or Chunky
⅔ cups Unsweetened Applesauce
¼ cups Vanilla Whey Protein Powder
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 teaspoon Butter Extract, Optional
1-½ cup Quick Oatmeal, Uncooked
¼ cups Chopped Peanuts
¼ cups Carob Chips Or Chocolate Chips, Optional

Preparation Instructions

• Preheat heat oven to 350ºF.
• In a large bowl, mix mashed banana and peanut butter until completely combined
• Then add in the applesauce, vanilla protein powder and vanilla and butter extracts. 
• Mix again until completely combined.
• Add in the oatmeal and nuts to the banana mixture and combine.
• (Add the optional carob/chocolate chips at this time if you want them mixed throughout.)
• Let dough rest for 10 minutes.
• Drop cookie dough, by spoonfuls, onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet and flatten cookies into circles, about a 1/3″ thick. (If you want the optional carob/chocolate chips on the top of the cookies, push them into the cookies now.)
• Bake cookies approximately 30 minutes, or until golden brown and done. 
• Remove from oven and let rest on cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then move to cooling rack. (If you want the traditional fork tine marks on the cookies, use a pizza cutter or sharp knife to score the tops of the cookies while they’re still warm.)

When cookies are completely cool, store in a covered container. Enjoy!