Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies

Modified from Dr. Oz.

Ingredients

2 ripe bananas

1/3 cup peanut butter

2 tbsp coconut or almond milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 tbsp agave nectar

1 Tablespoon ground flax mixed with 3 Tablespoons water (let sit for a few minutes and mix well)

2 1/2 cups quick-cooking or rolled oats

1/4 cup whole wheat flour

Dash ground cinnamon

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Make banana puree by mashing the bananas with a fork until smooth. Whisk in the peanut butter, milk, vanilla, agave, and egg. Add the remaining ingredients and stir until well combined.  

Drop dough onto a cookie sheet that has been sprayed or lined with parchment paper. Bake 13-16 minutes or until pale golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes. 

Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is a recipe out of the Happy Herbivore cookbook.  It is egg free and very low in fat.  It also makes a small recipe - about 18 cookies.  I made it for five kids, two of which have egg allergies and one of which has a peanut allergy.  They declared them thumbs up.  They are very light and soft.

Ingredients:

1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce

1/2 cup light brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 cup non dairy milk

1 cup whole wheat pastry flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp fine salt

1 T. cornstarch

a few dashes of cinnamon

1/2 cup vegan chocolate chips

Directions:

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2.  In a large bowl, combine applesauce, sugar, vanilla, and non-dairy milk.

3.  In a small bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt, cornstarch, and cinnamon.

4.  Transfer the dry mixture into the wet mixture in three batches.  Stir until almost combined.

5.  Fold in chocolate chips.

6.  Drop spoonfuls on cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes for a soft and light cookie, or a few minutes more for a firmer cookie, being careful not to burn.  I used a non-stick cookie sheet.  If yours isn't smooth, I would recommend spraying it with non-stick spray.

Calories: 61, Fat: .07g, Cholesterol: 0g, Carbs: 12.5g, Sugars: 6.2g, Protein: 1g

No Sugar Oat Drops

1 1/2 cups regular rolled oats
1 cup coconut flakes
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/4 cup of almond meal
1/2 cup mixed nuts, finely chopped
1 cup dried fruit (I used 1/2 chopped dried dates, and 1/2 raisins)

3 ripe bananas, mashed
1/4 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 175C. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, combine rolled oats, almond meal, mixed nuts and coconut flakes. Stir in allspice and cinnamon. Add dried fruit and stir until well and evenly mixed. Make sure the dried fruit do not stick together in big batches.
In another bowl, combine canola oil, mashed banana and vanilla extract. Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients and stir until well combined.

Take a large cookie cutter and press spoonfuls of the batter into it. Remove cookie cutter. Bake for about 20 minutes or until edges are golden brown.