Healthy Peanut Butter Banana Cookies
Delicious and nutritious treat packed with wholesome ingredients, perfect for any time of the day!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 22 minutes
- Yield: 12 cookies 1x
- Category: Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Vegan
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons natural peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons all-natural almond butter
- 1 small banana, mashed until no clumps remain
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch of sea salt (optional)
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- 1/4 cup mini dark chocolate chips
- Unsweetened shredded coconut or hemp seeds (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Mix the peanut butter, almond butter, mashed banana, and maple syrup in a medium-sized mixing bowl until creamy and well-blended.
- Incorporate the ground cinnamon and pinch of sea salt into the wet mixture and stir to combine.
- Fold in the mini dark chocolate chips (and shredded coconut or hemp seeds, if using).
- Scoop heaping tablespoons of dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, leaving space between each scoop.
- Bake for about 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
- Cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
Feel free to customize with different nut butters, add chopped nuts, or experiment with dried fruits.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: cookies, peanut butter, banana, healthy snacks, gluten-free