Banana-Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies
Description
Made with protein powder, banana, spices, and oatmeal, these breakfast cookies provide a delicious and easy start to your day!
Ingredients
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1 cup packed brown sugar
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1 cup mashed ripe banana, divided
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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3/4 cup all-purpose flour
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1 scoop cake-flavored 100% whey protein powder (such as Optimum Nutrition™ Gold Standard 100% Whey™)
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
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3 cups rolled oats
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
2
Cream brown sugar and 3/4 cup banana together in a large bowl using an electric mixer. Beat in remaining banana. Stir in vanilla extract.
3
Combine flour, protein powder, salt, cinnamon, baking soda, and cloves in another bowl; stir into banana mixture. Mix in rolled oats.
4
Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets; leave room for spreading.
5
Bake in the preheated oven until edges are set and golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cookies cool on the sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.