Description
Classic chocolate chip breakfast cookies blend wholesome ingredients for a morning treat that satisfies hunger and delights taste buds. Packed with nutrients and easy to prepare, these cookies offer a delicious start to your day.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.5 cups (192 g) rolled oats
- 2 ripe bananas, mashed
- 0.5 cup (128 g) natural peanut butter or almond butter
- 0.25 cup (84 g) honey or maple syrup
- 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
- 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
- 0.25 tsp salt
- 0.33 cup (56 g) dark chocolate chips
- 0.25 cup (30 g) chopped nuts
- 0.25 cup (40 g) dried fruit, like cranberries or raisins
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and line baking sheet with parchment paper for easy release.
- Banana Base: Mash ripe bananas into a smooth puree, creating a rich, creamy foundation for the cookies.
- Wet Ingredient Fusion: Blend peanut butter, honey, and vanilla extract into the banana mixture, whisking until completely integrated and silky.
- Dry Ingredient Integration: Fold in rolled oats, ground cinnamon, and salt, ensuring even distribution throughout the cookie dough.
- Flavor Customization: Gently incorporate chocolate chips, chopped nuts, or dried fruit to enhance texture and taste profile.
- Portioning and Shaping: Scoop dough onto prepared baking sheet, creating uniform mounds and gently flattening each with the back of a spoon to achieve a rounded shape.
- Baking Process: Slide tray into preheated oven and bake for 12-15 minutes, monitoring until edges turn golden brown and cookies become slightly crisp.
- Cooling and Setting: Allow cookies to rest on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely, developing a perfect chewy texture.
Notes
- Perfect Banana Ripeness: Choose overripe bananas with dark brown spots for maximum natural sweetness and better binding in the cookie dough.
- Prevent Crumbly Texture: Ensure even mixing of wet and dry ingredients to maintain proper moisture and prevent cookies from falling apart.
- Customize Dietary Needs: Swap peanut butter with almond or sunflower seed butter for nut-free options, and use gluten-free oats for celiac-friendly version.
- Optimal Baking Technique: Press cookies slightly flat before baking to ensure even cooking and achieve a consistent, chewy texture throughout.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 155
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 45 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg