Banana Oat Breakfast Cookies

I've been wanting for awhile to make some fun, healthy, wholw-food grab-and-go breakfast and snacks.  This one is better served warm, but is sooooo delicious!  Folks, around here we have a couple of these and some yogurt and call it lunch :)

Ingredients:
-1 c unsweetened applesauce
-1 tsp vanilla extract
-1 tsp cinnamon (or more, to taste)
-1 1/2 c old fashioned oats, uncooked*
-2 ripe bananas, mashed or pulsed in the processor
-1/3 c raisins
-1/4 c chopped walnuts, toasted or not

1.  Preheat oven to 350.
2.  Mix vanilla and cinnamon into the applesauce.
3.  Blend applesauce mixture with all other ingredients and let sit for 10 minutes.
4.  Drop spoonfuls of cookie dough onto parchment paper lined cookie sheet and flatten cookies into rounds.
5.  Bake 30-35 minutes, until golden and done.
6.  Remove from oven and let rest for 5 minutes.  Serve warm.
7.  Once completely cooled, store in an air-tight container.  I suggest microwaving them for a couple seconds when you serve them, but it's not necessary.


*I pulse these in the food processor to give them a finer texture.

Credit: Pinterest via Watching What I Eat