Description
These Simple Oatmeal Protein Cookies are a delicious and healthy treat packed with oats, nut butter, and seeds, sweetened with maple syrup and flavored with cinnamon and vanilla.
Ingredients
Scale
Rolled Oats:
- 3 cups old fashioned rolled oats
Wet Ingredients:
- 1 cup apple sauce (or mashed banana)
- 1 cup peanut butter (or other nut butter)
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients:
- ¼ cup ground flaxseed
- ¼ cup chia seeds
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 325°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix ingredients: In a medium bowl, combine rolled oats, apple sauce, peanut butter, maple syrup, vanilla extract, ground flaxseed, chia seeds, and cinnamon.
- Shape the cookies: Form the mixture into 12 balls, flatten each into a cookie shape, and place them on the prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake: Bake the cookies for 15 minutes in the preheated oven until golden brown.
- Cool and serve: Allow the cookies to cool before serving. Enjoy!
Notes
- You can customize these cookies by adding nuts, dried fruits, or chocolate chips.
- For a firmer texture, refrigerate the cookies.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Oatmeal Protein Cookies, Healthy Cookies, Easy Recipe
