Simple Oatmeal Protein Cookies (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
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3 cups old fashioned rolled oats
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1 cup apple sauce (or mashed banana)
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1 cup peanut butter (or other nut butter)
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¼ cup ground flaxseed
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¼ cup chia seeds
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¼ cup pure maple syrup
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1 tsp cinnamon
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1 tsp vanilla extract
# Instructions:
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Preheat the oven to 325°. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
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Mix together all 8 ingredients in a medium bowl until well combined.
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Shape into 12 balls, and mash down with your palm to flatten into a cookie shape, arranging evenly on the lined cookie sheet. Each cookie is roughly a heaping ¼ cup of the cookie mixture.
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Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow to cool, and serve!
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Store in an airtight container for up to 7 days at room temperature.
# Notes:
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Vegan and gluten-free recipe
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Provides 9g of protein per cookie
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Can substitute mashed banana for apple sauce
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Can use any nut or seed butter