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Banana oat breakfast cookies with title reading Soft Banana Oat Breakfast Cookies Recipe
Good Fork Daily Editorial Kitchen

Soft Banana Oat Breakfast Cookies Recipe

Soft, sturdy banana oat breakfast cookies with peanut butter, flax and raisins for portable meal prep.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Resting and cooling 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 12 cookies
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 220

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats 180 grams
  • 1/2 cup oat flour 60 grams
  • 1/4 cup ground flaxseed 28 grams
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
  • 1 cup mashed very ripe banana 230 grams
  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter 128 grams
  • 1 large egg about 50 grams without shell
  • 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup 40 grams
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup raisins 75 grams

Equipment

  • Two light sheet pans
  • Parchment paper
  • Two mixing bowls
  • Whisk
  • Silicone spatula
  • Kitchen scale or large scoop
  • Wire rack

Method
 

  1. Heat the oven to 350°F and parchment-line two light sheet pans.
  2. Whisk oats, oat flour, flax, cinnamon, baking powder and salt.
  3. Whisk banana, peanut butter, egg, maple syrup and vanilla until uniform.
  4. Fold wet into dry, then fold in raisins until every oat is coated.
  5. Rest 10 minutes. Add oat flour 1 tablespoon at a time if it smears or milk 1 teaspoon at a time if it crumbles.
  6. Divide into 12 portions of about 72 grams, six per pan.
  7. Press with damp fingertips into three-inch disks about one-half inch thick.
  8. Bake 13 to 17 minutes, rotating around minute 8, until edges are light golden and centers matte and springy.
  9. Cool on pans 10 minutes and on a rack at least 30 minutes before packing.

Notes

  • Weigh 230 grams peeled banana.
  • Rest dough 10 minutes before correcting moisture.
  • Press 72-gram portions to three inches by one-half inch.
  • Cool fully before packing.
  • Store refrigerated for up to 5 days.
  • Contains peanuts and egg.
  • This recipe was developed through culinary research and editorial review.