Contributed By: rebelita80
Recipe courtesy of U.S. Department of Agriculture; http://www.cookiemadness.net/?p=1392
Wholesome, easy, tasty cookies.
"These are pretty good. They’re not really like cookies so much as little piles of baked banana oatmeal with add-ins…which could be a good thing for breakfast or snacks."
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Total Preparation Time: Less than 15 minutes
Ingredients: Rice, Pasta & Bread
Egg & Cheese
Actual Cooking Time: 15 to 30 minutes
Number of Servings: More than 10
Origin: American
Special Features: Quick to Prepare (under 30 minutes)
Simple (6 ingredients or less)
Kids can help make it
Make Ahead
Vegetarian
Meal Type: Snack
Dessert
Ingredients
1/3 c. Butter (I used salted)
3 Ripe bananas, pureed in blender or well mashed
2 c. Uncooked quick-cooking oats – important to use quick cooking. Old Fashioned probably tastes too “oat-y”
1/4 c. Skim milk – I omitted this completely because my batter was plenty moist
1/2 c. Raisins – or Craisins or chocolate chips
1 tsp. Vanilla extract
Preparation
1. PREHEAT oven to 350 degrees.
2. MELT butter or margarine in a microwave-safe mixing bowl.
3. ADD all remaining ingredients, but WATCH the milk because you may not need all of it.
4. LET stand for about 5 minutes, until oats are wet.
5. Lightly GREASE a cookie sheet.
6. For each cookie, SPOON out about 1 T. of dough and DROP it onto the greased cookie sheet.
7. BAKE the cookies for 15 to 20 minutes.
8. Let COOL on the cookie sheet for about 1 minute.
9. MOVE the cookies to wire racks or a towel to cool.
Cook's Notes
Nutrition Information
Calories: 110
;
Total Fat: 4.5g
;
Carbohydrates: 17g
;
Protein: 2g
;
Sodium: 35mg
;
Fiber: 2g