Banana-Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup mashed ripe banana , divided
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.75 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 scoop cake-flavored 100% whey protein powder , such as Optimum Nutrition™ Gold Standard 100% Whey™
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoons baking soda
• 0.25 teaspoons ground cloves
• 3 cups rolled oats

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.

2. 2

   Cream brown sugar and 3/4 cup banana together in a large bowl using an electric mixer. Beat in remaining banana. Stir in vanilla extract.

3. 3

   Combine flour, protein powder, salt, cinnamon, baking soda, and cloves in another bowl; stir into banana mixture. Mix in rolled oats.

4. 4

   Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets; leave room for spreading.

5. 5

   Bake in the preheated oven until edges are set and golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cookies cool on the sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.