Looking for an easy treat to make with the little ones? These 3 ingredient cookies are delicious, sweet, moist, healthy, and most importantly simple! I wish I could link to the originator of this recipe, but our babysitter made them one day and I was super impressed.
So what are the three ingredients that will wow your kids?
3 ingredient cookies
- 1 cup oatmeal – or 3 packets of instant oatmeal
- 2 ripe mashed bananas
- 1/3 cup mix-in, I chose Enjoy Life Dairy Free Chocolate Chips
Told you it was simple! We whip these up in the morning for breakfast and add raisins instead of chocolate chips, or add walnuts for my hubby. You really can do anything with this recipe, and adjust to your taste buds. We’ve used instant Maple Walnut, and Raisin, Date, and Walnut oatmeal so far, and all were delicious! I even tried Irish Oats and Gluten Free varieties for me!
And to get some protein in our girls, I’ve even added a 1/2 scoop of our favorite new Vega Chocolate Clean Protein! They make them extra-chocolatey and so yummy! And if you’re scared of giving your kids protein, no worries, Vega is an amazing plant-based option. It’s filled with 25 grams of complete, premium, plant-based protein blend made from pea, hemp, alfalfa, and pumpkin. And clean means:
- Non-GMO Project Verified
- Gluten-free
- Vegan certified
- Made without dairy or soy
- No artificial, flavors, colors, or sweeteners
No they don’t pay me, I just love their products, and literally drink a Vega smoothie everyday! Here’s my fav so far, Chocolate Berry Bliss! Oh and back to the cookies, make sure you refrigerate them, they’ll last longer!
Here’s the recipe below! And I was happy to learn there are several other 3 ingredient recipe cookies out there! Give them a try – you and your family won’t be disappointed!
- 1 Cup Oatmeal (or 3 Packets Instant Oatmeal)
- 2 Ripe Bananas Mashed
- 1/3 cup Mix-Ins like chocolate chip, raisins, nuts, etc.
- Mash 2 ripe bananas with a fork.
- Add in your oatmeal.
- Then stir in your mix-ins.
- Drop by round teaspoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet, or lined with parchment paper.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 13-15 minutes
- Enjoy and try not to eat them all in one sitting!
- If you prefer flatter cookies, try flattening them with a glass. Otherwise they'll bake round.
They look so delicious. Even better, they are healthy too :). Thank you for sharing. Kristen.
Oh my these look so yummy and easy to make. And I mean it, you seriously had me at cookies. Going to give these a try now and thank you for sharing!! 🙂
I pretty much welcome any cookie recipes – especially simple and healthier options. Honestly bananas can do no wrong!
Oh my goodness, that is a no joke cookie! Only 3 ingredients? Yep, I need these and why have I not made Vega a part of my daily diet yet? I will be remedying that. Anneliese needs some more protein and heck I could benefit from a smoothie like you are talking about!
We make a version of these and my kids love them! I never thought about putting protein powder in them though:)
Omg these cookies look delicious!!! I definitely need to give your recipe a try! Yum!
I love cookies with just a few ingredients and these images are making my mouth water. I like the oats smothered in sunflower seed butter I use cacao chips if I make them for me with cacao powder…or the Enjoy Life Chocolate chips for me.
Those look SO good! And I love that you make them for breakfast. My girls would think they are such a treat to have cookies for breakfast!
These sound so delicious and easy! I want to try different flavors of oatmeal! I bet my kids would have fun making these with me 🙂
I had to throw out 2 batches because my family didn’t like them. They are very bland. They were a little better with brown sugar added and some nuts. But still a recipe I probably won’t make again.
I’m sorry to hear that. We used flavored instant oatmeal and we loved them!