I love cookies! No matter what time of day, what season of the year, or what mood I’m in, nothing tastes better or puts me at ease like a fresh baked cookie. By far the most popular dessert or snack food, cookies are the simple, yet delicious treats that get us through the day and make every event in life a celebration.
Imagine, if you will, a cookie recipe that required no flour. What would the cookies look, feel, and taste like? If your first thought is dry, clumpy, and just plain gross, then I’m here to change your opinion on what you can have without this traditional cookie ingredient. I’m here to show you that you can still have all the taste, texture, and deliciousness without all that gluten. I’m here to give you the perfect, flourless cookie recipe! Made with our regular rolled oats, freeze dried bananas, flax seed meal, and organic peanut butter powder, this recipe has everything you love about cookies without all the flour or sugar. Get your taste buds ready, it’s time for Flourless Thumbprint Oat Cookies!
Ingredients:
2 cups Honeyville Regular Rolled Oats
1 cup Honeyville Freeze Dried Bananas
3 Tbsp Honeyville Flax Seed Meal
1 tsp Cinnamon
Pinch of Salt
8 tsp Jam
1/2 cup Honeyville Organic Peanut Butter Powder
Yields: 8 cookies
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place your oats in your BOSCH Food Processor Attachment and pulse until oats are a coarse meal.
In a small bowl, re-hydrate your bananas by soaking in water until soft, then draining any excess liquid. Once soft, mash bananas with a fork until smooth.
In a large bowl, combine oats, bananas, flax seed meal, cinnamon, and salt, and mix together until a thick dough forms.
Using your hands, take pieces of dough and roll into ping pong shaped balls, then place on your USA Pan Cookie Sheet covered with parchment paper. Press down balls when on sheet and, using your finger, create a well in the middle. Place a tsp of jam in each well.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Remove and allow to cool on a cooling rack.
Once cookies are cooled, reconstitute powdered peanut butter by adding 1/4-1/3 cup of water and mixing together. Place in a piping bag and pipe on top of cooled cookies, then serve.
These cookies are the perfect blend of texture and flavor. The oats and bananas hold everything together and, with the cinnamon, give the perfect amount of taste. The jam and peanut butter toppings also add the ideal amount of sweetness without completely overpowering the cookie. Best of all, these make up and bake up literally in minutes! That means you can have them any time a cookie craving hits.
We all love cookies. Isn’t it time to try a healthier, flourless version?
