Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies

Ingredients

• 3.25 cups old-fashioned oats , divided
• 0.5 cups chopped walnuts
• 0.33 cups raisins
• 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.25 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.25 teaspoons salt
• 2 ripes bananas
• 2 eggs
• 0.33 cups unsweetened applesauce
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

2. 2

   Grind 2 1/4 cups oats in a food processor to yield 2 cups ground oats. Add walnuts, raisins, flax seeds, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt. Stir in remaining 1 cup oats. Stir thoroughly with a spoon, but do not grind further.

3. 3

   Make a well in the center of oat mixture. Add bananas, eggs, applesauce, honey, and vanilla extract. Mash together and stir in oat mixture. Drop tablespoonfuls of cookie dough on the baking sheets.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until edges are set, about 14 minutes.