Vegan Banana Oat Breakfast Cookies (Printable Version)

Soft banana oat cookies with cinnamon, ready in 30 minutes for wholesome mornings.

# What You'll Need:

→ Wet Ingredients

01 - 2 large ripe bananas, mashed
02 - 3 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
03 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

→ Dry Ingredients

04 - 1½ cups rolled oats
05 - ½ cup whole wheat flour
06 - ⅓ cup coconut sugar
07 - 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
08 - ½ teaspoon baking powder
09 - ¼ teaspoon salt

→ Optional Add-ins

10 - ⅓ cup raisins or dried cranberries
11 - ⅓ cup dairy-free chocolate chips or chopped dark chocolate
12 - ¼ cup chopped walnuts or pecans

# Directions:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
02 - In a large mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas until smooth. Stir in melted coconut oil and vanilla extract until well blended.
03 - In a separate bowl, whisk together rolled oats, whole wheat flour, coconut sugar, ground cinnamon, baking powder, and salt.
04 - Add dry ingredients to wet mixture and stir until combined. Gently fold in optional add-ins such as raisins, chocolate chips, or nuts if desired.
05 - Scoop heaping tablespoons of dough onto prepared baking sheet. Flatten each cookie slightly using your fingers or the back of a spoon.
06 - Bake for 15 to 18 minutes until edges are golden and centers are set.
07 - Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack for complete cooling.

# Expert Suggestions:

01 -
  • They taste indulgent but your body knows exactly what you fed it, which is a rare and wonderful feeling.
  • Once you nail the ratio, these become your grab-and-go breakfast that actually keeps you full until lunch.
  • The cinnamon warmth hits you in a way that makes mornings feel less rushed, even when you are.
02 -
  • Banana ripeness matters more than any other ingredient because the natural sugars in the fruit control whether your cookies are cloying or balanced, so use the brownest bananas you'd normally toss out.
  • These cookies will seem underdone when you pull them from the oven, which is exactly right because they continue to set as they cool, and if you bake them until they feel done in the pan you'll end up with something dry.
03 -
  • Room temperature ingredients mix more smoothly than cold ones, so pull your bananas and coconut oil out an hour before you plan to bake if you want effortless combining.
  • The difference between good and great is always the edges, so a cookie sheet that heats evenly and doesn't have hot spots will give you golden, crispy edges with chewy centers every single time.
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