Recipe - Peanut Butter Breakfast Cookies

Adapted from Vicki E.'s recipe on Tasty Kitchen

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Servings: 15
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:
2 whole ripe bananas, mashed until creamy
1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter (or 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter plus 1/4 cup chopped peanuts)
2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup vanilla whey protein powder
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups quick oats (uncooked)
1/4 cup chocolate chips (I used mini chocolate chips)

Preheat oven to 350 F.

In a medium bowl, mix mashed banana and peanut butter until completely combined. Then mix in applesauce, protein powder, and vanilla until completely combined.

Stir in oatmeal and chocolate chips until oats are all moistened. Let dough rest for 10 minutes.

Drop cookie dough by spoonfuls onto parchment paper-lined cookie sheet and flatten each cookie into circles or ovals about 1/3" thick. These cookies don't spread or rise.

Bake breakfast cookies for 30 minutes. Move cookies to cooking rack. When cookies are completely cool, store in a covered container.