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Nicki's Healthy Cookies is for Breakfast, Snack.

Nicki's Healthy Cookies takes several minutes to prepare.

Nicki's Healthy Cookies takes several minutes to cook.

Nicki's Healthy Cookies makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Nicki's Healthy Cookies are:

3 large, ripe bananas, well mashed (about 1 1/2 cups)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup coconut oil, barely warm - so it isn't solid (or alternately, olive oil)
2 cups rolled oats
2/3 cup almond meal
1/3 cup coconut, finely shredded & unsweetened
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
6 - 7 ounces chocolate chips or dark chocolate bar chopped

Here is how you make Nicki's Healthy Cookies:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, racks in the top third.In a large bowl combine the bananas, vanilla extract, and coconut oil. Set aside. In another bowl whisk together the oats, almond meal, shredded coconut, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until combined. Fold in the chocolate chunks/chips.The dough is a bit looser than a standard cookie dough, don't worry about it. Drop dollops of the dough, each about 2 teaspoons in size, an inch apart, onto a parchment (or Silpat) lined baking sheet. Bake for 12 - 14 minutes. I baked these as long as possible without burning the bottoms and they were perfect - just shy of 15 minutes seems to be about right in my oven.Makes about 3 dozen bite-sized cookies.Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CATHOLICMOM80.

The nutritional information for Nicki's Healthy Cookies is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 271.5

• Total Fat: 16.5 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 140.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 38.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 9.9 g
• Protein: 6.6 g

The dietary needs meet for Nicki's Healthy Cookies is Vegan