Healthy crunchy banana, peanut butter oat cookies

This probably makes me sound sad but nothing beats coming home early from work to a big basket of overripe bananas! The perfect way to initiate a destresser baking session. I really like these cookies compared to most healthy ones that I have previously made as they don't required many ingredients and when baked and cool, turn out to be perfectly crunchy and hold their shape nicely.

CRUNCHY BANANA, PEANUT BUTTER OAT COOKIES

Makes about 10 cookies

• 1 large overripe banana
• Half an egg, beaten
• Pinch of cinnamon
• 1 tbsp honey (more or less according to taste)
• 10 tbsp porridge oats
• 1 tbsp whole wheat flour or flour of choice 
• 3 heaped tbsp of peanut butter
• Optional toppings: 1 tbsp melted dark chocolate, desiccated coconut etc...

1. In a large bowl, mash up the banana until smooth. Blend in the peanut butter, honey and beaten egg.
2. Stir in the cinnamon, oats and flour until you obtain a thick batter/ wet looking dough.
3. Line a baking tray with grease proof paper and drop on spoonfuls of the batter, trying to form similar sized cookies.
4. Bake in a preheated oven at 170 degrees Celsius for about 15 minutes until golden brown.
5. When cooled, decorate if desired.

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