Breakfast Oaties

senseicheryl's Note:

A friend of mine sent me an email with this recipe in it. Sounds good! It is from www.quakeroats.com website.

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 40 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 24

Yield: 2.0 dozen s ...

• ¾ cup brown sugar , firmly packed
• ½ cup extra-light vegetable oil spread (60% with no trans fat )
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 ¼ cups bananas (ripe, mashed, about 3 medium)
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2⁄3; cup whole wheat flour
• 2 -2 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 cups quaker quick oats (uncooked*) or 2 cups old fashioned oats (uncooked*)
• ½ cup banana chips , broken, dried (optional)
• 1 cup peanut butter or 1 cup smooth cashew butter or 1 cup almond butter

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350ºF. In large bowl, beat brown sugar and spread with electric mixer until creamy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Add bananas; beat well. Add combined flours, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt; mix until blended. Add oats and, if desired, banana chips; mix until blended.
2. Drop dough by heaping measuring tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. With narrow metal spatula, spread into 2-1/2 inch circles.
3. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.
4. To assemble, spread 2 teaspoons peanut butter on flat side of one cookie. Press second cookie over peanut butter.