Cookies Recipe √ Banana Oat and Bran Cookies

The combination of oats and bran make this chunky banana cookie a satisfying low-fat, high-fiber snack.

Ingredients

• 2 ripe bananas, mashed
• ½ cup whole wheat flour
• ¼ cup wheat bran
• ¼ cup rolled oats
• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• ½ cup low-fat plain yogurt
• ⅓ cup real maple syrup
• 2 egg whites
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ cup raisins

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Beat mashed bananas, egg whites, brown sugar, maple syrup, yogurt, and cinnamon.
3. Combine the remaining dry ingredients: flour, oats, wheat bran, salt and baking powder in a separate bowl. Use an electric mixer to combine dry ingredients with wet mixture.
4. Add in raisins, chopped prunes, and/ or nuts.
5. Roll cookies into balls, place on a cookie sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake for 8-12 minutes until cookies are firm and dry.

Nutrition Facts

• calories58.5
• carbohydrateContent13.8 g
• cholesterolContent0.3 mg
• fatContent0.3 g
• fiberContent1.1 g
• proteinContent1.3 g
• saturatedFatContent0.1 g
• sodiumContent68.9 mg
• sugarContent9.1 g