Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies

"If you end p eating cookies for breakfast like some of us do, you might as well make these hearty lovelies. Brimming with bananas, loaded with whole grains and nuts, and gently sweetened, these cookies will give you a solid start to the day with a sugar crash come 10 a.m." Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar

Category: Desserts

Cuisine: Vegan

Ready in 1 hour
by melissacrosslinpowers

Ingredients

2/3 cup well-mashed ripe banana (about two small bananas)

2 tbs ground flax seeds

1/4 cup nondairy milk

1/2 cup canola oil

1/2 cup brown rice syrup

1/4 cup agave nectar

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup whole wheat pastry flour

1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

2 cups quick-cooking or rolled oats

1 cup pecan or walnut halves toasted and coarsely chopped

1 cup dried cranberries


Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. In a large mixing bowl, combine banana, flax seeds, and nondairy milk and mix until smooth. Mix in the oil, brown rice syrup, agave nectar, and vanilla. Sift in all-purpose flour, whole wheat pastry flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt and mix to form a moist batter. Fold in the oats, pecans, and dried cranberries. The dough will be moist yet thick and sticky. Drop scant 1/4 cups of dough about 2 inches apart onto the baking sheets. Spray the inside of teh measuring cup with nonstick cooking spray to help release the dough from teh cup. Use the back of a large measuring cup to press down cookies to about 1-inch thickness. Bake the cookies for 14 to 16 minutes or until edges begin to turn golden brown. Let the cokies cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes then transfer them to wire racks to cool completely. Store loosely covered as these cookies get rather soft if stored tightly covered. These cookies can stay fresh for up to 2 months in the freezer, just seal tightly in plastic wrap. To thaw, just let sit at room temperature for 15 minutes.

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