Breakfast Oaties

Submitted by senseicheryl

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

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 2 dozen sandwiches
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1⁄2 cup extra-light vegetable oil spread (60% with no trans fat )
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1⁄4 cups bananas (ripe, mashed, about 3 medium)
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2⁄3 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 - 2 1⁄2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups quaker quick oats (uncooked*) or 2 cups old fashioned oats (uncooked*)
• 1⁄2 cup banana chips, broken, dried (optional)
• 1 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.