This dietitian-approved healthy cookie recipe is sure to please kids and adults.  Pack them in your lunch or enjoy them as a healthy snack or dessert.

Makes 40 small cookies

What you need:

1 egg
1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 overly ripe medium-sized bananas
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
3 cups oatmeal (dry quick rolled oats)
3/4 cup chocolate chips

How you prepare:

1. In a large bowl beat together the egg, butter, brown sugar, vanilla, and banana until well beaten.
2. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.
3. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto baking sheets.
4. Bake 350F for 10-15 minutes until golden.

Nutrition information per cookie:

95 Calories
1.8 g Protein
14.1 g Carbohydrates
4.0 g Fat
1.5 g Fibre

This recipe is adapted from the recipe “Banana Oatmeal Cookies” from the book “Eating Light Eating Right” by Shauna Ratner and Frances Johnson. 

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