GF Sunflower, Nutty Oat & Cherry Cookies
Healthy homemade sunflower seed butter cookies with dried cherries.
Servings: 30 Cookies
Calories: 114kcal
Ingredients
- 3 ripe bananas mashed
- 1 Tbsp vanilla or water water works fine if your diet doesn't allow vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup sunflower seed butter
- 3 Tbsp honey agave, pure maple syrup, or brown rice syrup
- 2 cups gluten-free old fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup quick-cooking gluten-free oats quinoa may be substituted
- 1 Tbsp ground flax seed
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup brown rice flour or any gluten-free flour
- 1/4 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips I used allergy-friendly
- 1/4 cup chopped macadamia nuts or sunflower seeds
- 1/4 cup dried cherries or other dried fruit cut into a size you prefer
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone liners.
- In a large mixing bowl add bananas, vanilla, sunflower seed butter, and sweetener. Mix well.
- Add in all the other ingredients and stir together until combined.
- Place heaping tablespoons, or use a cookie scoop for larger cookies, on the prepared baking sheet. Slightly flatten cookies and bake for 11-12 minutes for smaller cookies, and 14-15 minutes for larger cookies.
- Halfway through the baking time use a large tined fork and flatten a little more if desired.
- Cool on wire racks.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Cookie | Calories: 114kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 111mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 48IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg