Healthy Cookies

Submitted by Chef #1258684

"A great, pretty healthy recipe for those with food allergies. This puts the "Delicious" into "Delicious and Nutritious.""

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 36 cookies
• Serves: 36

ingredients

• 3 bananas
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄4 cup olive oil
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 2⁄3 cup almonds, ground into meal using food processor
• 1⁄3 cup coconut, shredded
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 7 ounces semisweet chocolate morsels

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Mash the bananas in a large bowl, then stir in all the other ingredients until they are all combined.
3. Fold in the chocolate chips, dough should still be pretty lose, that's okay.
4. Spoon dollops of cookie dough onto a baking sheet, about the size of 2 teaspoons each 1 " apart.
5. Bake for 12-14 minutes, it shouldn't take any more than 15.

Reviews

[Wish I Could Cook]

Fantastic cookies! I really loved these! I brought treats to work, one tray of "normal" chocolate chip cookies and a tray of these. These were gone first. I used chopped dates in place of the chocolate chips and thought that was a perfect match. The cookies don't spread at all during baking, so be sure the shape that they are when you put them on the cookie sheet is the shape that you want them to be. Also, they stayed very soft and moist. I loved them, and so did all my co-workers. Thanks!

 

[Gae S.]

Held shape nicely unlike some which fall flat. Delicious! I might even add Peanut Butter next time! And an egg wouldn't hurt! Cocoa powder since no choc chips! Tablespoon of brown sugar. May try maple syrup next time.

 

[Cyndie T.]

I've made this recipe twice and the cookies just crumble apart; there is really very little holding them together. Does anyone have a suggestion for an additional binder? Maybe one more banana? Or just go ahead and add an egg (I don't need them to be vegan)? My son who works in construction loves them as an energy snack, but I am not having fun making them because they fall apart.

 

[yogiclarebear]

Excellent! I had doubts...I wanted to badly to add an egg, as I wasn't confident that the cookies would meld, but I packed them well and they cooked into cute little cookie balls. Love the health factor. I used a bit of Stevia to add some extra sweetness, and subbed grapeseed oil for the olive oil. GREAT recipe.

 

[917808]

So disappointing! The only good thing about this recipe was the chocolate chips I added...