Bean Banana Cookies Recipes

BEAN & BANANA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Cream together sugar, eggs, butter and vanilla.
• Add beans and banana and beat until fluffy.
• Add baking soda, flour and oats; blend until smooth.
• Stir in chocolate chips.
• Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a baking sheet.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden.
• ~NOTE~You may use canned navy beans, but rinse well before you puree.
• ~NOTE~You may substitute raisins for the chocolate chips.

BREAKFAST BEAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Place oats in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until it resembles coarse flour. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon & salt & process until combined. Transfer to a large bowl.
• Put beans in food processor & pulse until roughly pureed. Add butter & process until well blended. Add brown sugar, egg & vanilla & pulse until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl.
• Poor bean mixture into oat mix & stir by hand until almost combined; add chocolate chip, raisins, nut & flaxseed & stir until just blended.
• Drop large spoonfuls of dough onto a cookie sheet that has been sprayed with non-stick spray, & flatten each one a little with hand.
• Bake 14-16 minute.
• Makes 2 dozen. Each cookie contains 138 calories & 3.5 grams fat.