"Gild The Lily" Cookies

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 30
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 197.4
  • Total Fat: 10.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 15.4 mg
  • Sodium: 82.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 25.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g
  • Protein: 4.6 g

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Introduction

Does it get any better than peanut butter, honey, bananas & chocolate? Well, how about adding oats and peanut butter cups too? Adapted from http://delightfulbitefuls.blogspot.com/201
0/06/peanut-butter-banana-chocolate-ch
ip.html
Does it get any better than peanut butter, honey, bananas & chocolate? Well, how about adding oats and peanut butter cups too? Adapted from http://delightfulbitefuls.blogspot.com/201
0/06/peanut-butter-banana-chocolate-ch
ip.html

Number of Servings: 30

Ingredients

    3 ripe bananas, cut into chunks
    2 tsp honey
    1/2 tbsp vanilla
    1 cup flour
    1 cup whole wheat flour
    1/3 cup rolled oats
    1/4 cup wheat germ
    1/2 tbsp cornstarch
    2 tbsp ground flaxseed
    3/4 tsp baking soda
    1/2 tsp baking powder
    1/2 cup butter, softened
    1 cup smooth peanut butter (not natural)
    1/2 cup sugar
    1/2 cup brown sugar
    1 egg
    1 cup chocolate chips
    10 miniature peanut butter cups, quartered and frozen
    Sea salt, for sprinkling

Directions

Preheat oven to 400F, lightly grease a small baking dish.
Place bananas into the dish and bake for 30 minutes.
Drain the excess liquid from the baking dish, add honey and vanilla and mash completely. Set aside to cool slightly.
Reduce oven to 350F.
In a large bowl, combine the flours, oats, wheat germ, cornstarch, flaxseed, baking soda and baking powder. Set aside.
In a large bowl, beat the butter, peanut butter, and sugars until smooth.
Add the egg and mix well.
Add the mashed banana mixture and blend in, then add the flour mixture and beat thoroughly.
Stir in the chocolate chips and peanut butter cup pieces.
Portion onto an ungreased sheet and sprinkle with sea salt.
Bake one sheet at a time for 11 minutes (keep remaining dough in the fridge). Do not over bake!
Cool completely on the sheets.

Number of Servings: 30

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.