Healthy Zucchini Banana Cookies

5 from 1 vote

Healthy Zucchini Banana Cookies

These Healthy Zucchini Banana Cookies pack the nutrition while still being a sweet treat! Loaded with clean ingredients like zucchini, carrot, banana, oats, nuts, and seeds, they are perfect for kids, adults too! Stock extras in the freezer for when you need a quick snack or dessert!

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings: cookies

Calories: 88kcal

Author: Meryl Downing

Ingredients

1 ½ cups regular rolled oats
¾ cup flour any combination of all-purpose or almond flour
1 cup nuts any combination of chopped almonds, walnuts, pecans, cashews or peanuts
½ cup seeds any combination of chia, sunflower, flax, pumpkin or sesame
½ cup shredded coconut
¾ cup chocolate chips any combination of chocolate, white chocolate or butterscotch
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon kosher salt
1 zucchini shredded (about 1 cup, lightly squeeze some of the water out)
1 carrot shredded (about 1 cup)
1 banana mashed with a fork
1 egg
¼ cup coconut oil melted
¼ cup honey or maple syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F.
Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl.
Add all other ingredients and mix with a spatula until well combined.
Using a small portion scoop, scoop onto 2 oil sprayed cookie sheets, makes about 40 to 48 cookies, depending on size. You can do tight rows of 5 by 5 cookies to get them to fit, they don't spread so they can be close together.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes. Press cookies with a metal spatula when hot from the oven to give them a flat round cookie shape.

Notes

Storage - Extra cookies can be kept in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days or frozen for 6 months.

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