Thursday, March 4, 2010

Chocolate Chunk Banana Oat Cookies

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Banana Oat Cookies


1/2 cup butter,softened
1/4 cup honey
1 cup banana, mashed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
2 cups rolled oats
1/3 cup almond meal (almond slices + food processor for a few pulses)
1/3 cup flax seeds
1/3 cup coconut, finely shredded & sweetened
1/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips


Preheat oven to 350 degrees, racks in the top third.

In a large bowl combine the bananas,butter, vanilla extract, honey and apple sauce. Set aside. In another bowl whisk together the oats, almond meal, flax seeds, shredded coconut, salt, and baking powder. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until combined. Fold in the chocolate chunks. Drop Tablespoon-fulls, onto a Silpat lined baking sheet. Bake for 12 - 14 minutes.

Makes about 2.5 dozen bite-sized cookies.