Simple Oatmeal Protein Cookies
Oatmeal protein cookies are easy, vegan, & gluten-free! Using peanut butter, flax, & cinnamon, they make a yummy, & healthy breakfast option!
Servings: 12 cookies
Cost: $4.58 or $.38 per cookie
Ingredients
- 3 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
- ¼ cup ground flaxseed
- ¼ cup chia seeds
- 1 cup mashed banana, apple sauce (or pureed baby food)
- 1 cup peanut butter (or other nut butter)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix together all 8 ingredients in a medium bowl until well combined.
- Shape into 12 balls, and mash down with your palm to flatten into a cookie shape, arranging evenly on the lined cookie sheet. Each cookie is roughly ¼ cup of the cookie mixture.
- Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow to cool, and serve!
- Store in an airtight container for up to 7 days at room temperature.