Busy Moms – Quick, Healthy Cookie

Busy moms, I know how important feeding our kids healthy food is to us. I also know that kids (and parents) love desserts. The kids will be totally fooled by this yummy cookie. And it’s a nice treat for moms and dads too!

This recipe is from the 21 Day Fix Eating Plan and is considered a treat allowed 3 times per week and replaces one yellow container on that day that you have the treat.

Banana Oatmeal Cookies

1 Cup Old-fashioned rolled oats
2 Tsp Ground cinnamon
1/4 Tsp Sea salt
2 Ripe medium bananas, mashed
1/4 Cup Craisins (actual recipe calls for golden raisins, but I only had Craisins)
1/4 Dry Roasted Sunflower Seeds (actual recipe calls for chopped raw walnuts, but my son is allergic to all nuts so I used seeds)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat baking sheet with spray. Set aside. Combine oats, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl, mix well. Add mashed bananas, Craisins, and sunflower seeds, mix well. Drop by heaping Tbsp. onto prepared baking sheet; flatten cookies with spatula. Bake for 14-15 minutes or until firm. (Makes 8 servings, 2 cookies each)

So for those not doing the 21 Day Fix, but that want to know the calorie info for these, I used caloriecount.com and they have 190 calories per serving. They are high in sugar, mostly from the Craisins (golden raisins have slightly less sugar than the Craisins).

My review, very tasty and better for you and your kids than any store bought or traditional homemade cookie. Give them a try and let me know what you think in the comments!