Banana Peanut Butter Oat Cookies

By Ben · cooked up in Sprig

Three ingredients transform into something surprisingly satisfying when ripe bananas meet creamy peanut butter and old-fashioned oats. The cookies come out soft and chewy with little pockets of sweetness from the mashed banana, and they smell like a cross between banana bread and peanut butter cookies while they bake. They're the kind of treat you can feel good about eating for breakfast or packing in a lunchbox.

Ingredients

• 2 large ripe bananas, mashed
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a medium bowl, mash the ripe bananas with a fork until mostly smooth with just a few small chunks remaining.
3. Stir in the peanut butter until well combined, then fold in the oats until the mixture holds together.

1. Scoop rounded tablespoons of the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
2. Gently flatten each cookie with the back of a spoon or your fingers to about 1/2-inch thick.
3. Bake for 10-12 minutes until the edges are set and lightly golden. Let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

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