#LEAN14: those famous 2 ingredient cookies.

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Back in February I made 3 Ingredient Banana Bread Cookies, inspired by these famous 2 ingredient cookies. I’ve seen the super short recipe for these cookies ALL over Pinterest, so I figured it must be a good one!

I’ll be honest – I thought that these would at least be a decent healthy cookie alternative, but not necessarily the best tasting. But it turns out that they are SO delicious!

2 Ingredient Healthy Cookies

All you need is 2 ripe (mashed) bananas and 1 cup of oats. Combine well, form into cookies and bake on a greased baking sheet for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.

I added dark chocolate chips and shredded coconut to mine to make them a bit more sweet and hearty.

2 Ingredient Healthy Cookies

These definitely have a strong banana flavor, so if you don’t love banana these might not be for you. I love them, though, especially with the balance of flavor from the dark chocolate and coconut add-ins.

2 Ingredient Healthy Cookies

I can’t stop eating these cookies! But that’s okay because they’re like, really healthy ;)

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Have you tried these two ingredient cookies? What mix-ins would you add?

3 ingredient banana bread cookies.

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As soon as I got my first jar of Nikki’s Vanilla Cake Batter Coconut Butter the other day, I knew I needed to make something with it STAT. Since I just moved I don’t yet have many barely any baking ingredients, I searched for some inspiration and tried to find a way to use what I did have in stock.

This recipe was inspired by two other recipes – 3 Ingredient Vanilla Cake Batter Balls from Carrots ‘N’ Cake and 2 Ingredient Cookies from The Burlap Bag. It’s simple, healthy, and most importantly – delicious!

ingredients:

directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Microwave the coconut butter for 60-90 seconds just so it gets soft and melty (make sure not to burn it). In a large bowl, mash together the banana, oats, and coconut butter (I found using my hands worked best). Form batter into 8-10 cookies, and bake for 15 minutes. Let cool for 3-5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

I can’t believe how great these cookies are for having just three ingredients. They’re dense, chewy, and have the perfect amount of sweetness.

The cake batter flavor isn’t as strong as I thought it would be, but the combination of the vanilla flavor + banana really makes them taste like mini banana bread muffins!

This recipe can easily be doubled, and next time I’m definitely going to experiment with add-ins like coconut flakes and/or chocolate chips.

* If you don’t have Nikki’s, a regular coconut butter would work fine too. Please note I was not compensated in any way for this post.

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Have you tried any new cookie recipes lately?