Banana, Peanut Butter & Oat Cookies

I'm always trying to find new and healthy snacks for mini-Mi that are easy to grab on the go. Every week I make a batch up banana muffins and freeze them. This week, we had some bananas that were over-ripe and thought I should try something different this time. I love the combination of banana and peanut butter and came across this recipe from Two Peas & Their Pod. It looked really delicious and so I decided to give it a go, just made a few slight modifications (see below).

Banana, Peanut Butter & Oat Cookies (adapted from Two Peas & Their Pod)

• 1 large over-ripe banana (mashed)
• 1/4 cup natural peanut butter
• 1 tsp macadamia nut oil
• 3/4 cups rolled oats
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp salt

1. Preheat fan forced oven to 180 degrees Celsius
2. Mix wet ingredients and add to dry ingredients
3. Place spoonfuls onto pre-lined baking tray (about 18 small cookies)
4. Bake for about 15 minutes until lightly golden
5. Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely

They turned out pretty well, soft and chewy although a bit too much on the chewy side for me. Next time, I might try processing the oats or using instant porridge oats to see if that makes much difference. Most importantly, mini-Mi loved them = success!! Mi xo