These Peanut Butter Banana Cookies require four simple ingredients and are so easy to make. They’re gluten-free, vegan, and great for breakfast, snacks, or dessert!
We’ve been home sick the past few days, so we’ve been passing the time by doing lots of baking! We’ve made muffins, cakes, and lots of cookies. These Four-Ingredient Peanut Butter Banana Cookies are one of our favorites; you don’t even need flour to make them!
These peanut butter banana cookies are super easy and great for kids to help make! My son loves mashing the bananas and helping to put the (optional) toppings on the cookies. They’re not super crumbly and great for really little ones, too (my 1-year-old gobbles them up).
PEANUT BUTTER BANANA COOKIE RECIPE INGREDIENTS
- Oats– I’ve only made this recipe with old-fashioned oats, so I can’t say if quick-cooking oats will work, but I know steel-cut oats will not work well in this recipe.
- Bananas – You need just two small-medium-sized bananas. The riper, the better.
- Pure Maple Syrup – Avoid pancake syrup and stick with pure maple syrup. You could also use honey, brown rice syrup, or agave syrup.
- Peanut Butter – I like using creamy peanut butter without added sugar or salt. You can use chunky peanut butter if you like that texture. I made them with my 1-year-old in mind, so I didn’t add any chunky peanuts to the batter.
How to Make These Easy Peanut Butter and Banana Cookies
There are only a few steps, and they’re all quick and easy!
- Start by blending up the oats. A little bit of texture is good, so avoid blending the oats into flour by pulsing them a few times in the food processor. See the above photo for what they should look like.
- Next, you mash your bananas in a big bowl. You can leave them slightly chunky if you like, but not too chunky. Then, add your maple syrup and peanut butter and whisk until a batter is formed. Lastly, add the oats and mix again.
- I like to use my favorite 1 Tablespoon scoop to place the cookie batter onto my baking sheet. Use your fingers to pat the cookies down a bit until they are flat. Pop them in the oven for about 12-15 minutes, and that’s it!
Optional Toppings
You needn’t add any toppings to your cookies if you don’t want to. However, if you’d like to jazz them up a bit, here are a few ideas that we’ve tried:
- Crushed Peanuts – I don’t give these to my 1-year-old, though.
- Peanut Butter Chips
- Chocolate Chips
- White Chocolate Chips
- Raisins
- Sliced Bananas – I tried these, and they weren’t the prettiest after they came out of the oven, but they still tasted good!
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4 Ingredient Peanut Butter Banana Cookies
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 14 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
You only need 4 simple ingredients for these easy Peanut Butter Banana Cookies!
Ingredients
- 2 cups old fashioned oats
- 2 medium sized bananas
- 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup, or honey
- Optional toppings: crushed peanuts, peanut butter chips, chocolate chips, banana slices
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F and line a large sheetpan with parchment paper or a non-stick mat.
- Add the oats to a food processor and blend until broken up, pulse for 15-20 seconds. See photo above for how they should look once done.
- To a large bowl, add the banana and mash with a fork. Next, add the peanut butter and maple syrup and whisk until fully combined.
- Add the oats and mix again until combined. Use a tablespoon scoop to scoop the dough onto your sheetpan and then use your fingers to pat it down a little so the tops are flat. Optional: add a few chocolate chips or peanuts to the top.
- Bake cookies until bottoms are starting to brown, 12-15 minutes. Remove from oven, let cool for a few minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature. Cookies can also be frozen for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Dessert, Breakfast, Gluten Free, Vegan
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
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