Cranberry Pecan Breakfast Cookies

You may remember the Breakfast Cookies I made a bit back with currants – they were so super good, and very versatile! – so this weekend, I made them again but changed things up a bit by adding cranberries, pecans and some protein powder to give them even more staying power.

They are so easy to make! I like to bake them up and throw them in a baggie to grab quickly during the week. Two of these are hearty and will definitely give you the energy you need in the morning along with a bit of staying power with the added protein.

Ingredients:

2 ripe bananas

1 cup unsweetened applesauce

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp ground cinnamon

2 scoops vanilla protein powder

¼ cup chopped pecans (or your favorite – be creative!)

¼ cup chopped dried cranberries (again, any dried fruit would be great!)

1 ½ cups quick oats

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mash bananas until they are creamy like so:

Add the applesauce, extract, cinnamon and protein powder and mix.

Mix in the pecans, cranberries, and oats.

Set aside for about 10 minutes until the ingredients get all happy.
Scoop the dough onto a parchment-lined or non-stick baking sheet…these babies will stick so don’t forget this part.