Banana Oatmeal Power Cookies

Total Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 banana, very ripe, mashed
• 1 egg, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup golden raisin
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 2 tablespoons flax seeds
• 2 tablespoons sunflower seeds

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 lightly grease one or two baking sheets.
• 3 in a bowl, stir together the flour, coconut, oats, baking soda, flax seeds, salt and cinnamon.
• 4 in a large bowl, cream the brown sugar and butter with a wooden spoon until fluffy.
• 5 add the banana and egg and beat with a fork until blended.
• 6 stir in the flour mixture, about 1/2 celsius at a time, then stir in the raisins, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries and walnuts.
• 7 spoon the dough by heaping tablespoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheet(s), spacing the cookies about 2” apart.
• 8 bake until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes, switching pan positions halfway through baking if two pans were used.
• 9 remove from the oven and let the cookies cool on the baking sheet(s) on a wire rack for about 5 minutes.
• 10 transfer the cookies to the rack and let cool completely. store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.