How to make guilt-free peanut butter oatmeal cookies

Make Guilt-Free Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

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Preheat oven to 350*. Mix together mashed bananas, peanut butter, applesauce, vanilla, salt, and cinnamon.

Preheat oven to 350*. Mix together mashed bananas, peanut butter, applesauce, vanilla, salt, and cinnamon.

Add in the oats, chocolate chips, coconut, and optional nuts - stir until well combined.

Add in the oats, chocolate chips, coconut, and optional nuts - stir until well combined.

Here's what your dough will look like- much looser than normal cookie dough.

Here's what your dough will look like- much looser than normal cookie dough.

Spoon by rounded 2-3 Tablespoons onto a lined baking sheet, and flatten slightly. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until lightly brown.

Spoon by rounded 2-3 Tablespoons onto a lined baking sheet, and flatten slightly. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until lightly brown.

Remove from oven and let cool on cookie sheet for 15 minutes, then move to cooling racks.

Remove from oven and let cool on cookie sheet for 15 minutes, then move to cooling racks.

Enjoy these moist, guilt-free, banana bread-textured cookies!

  • 2 very ripe bananas, mashed
  • 1/3 cup peanut butter
  • 2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
  • 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup nuts (optional)
  • 1/4 cup shredded coconut
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