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:

• 1 cup oats (quick or regular)
• 1 large ripe banana
• 1/2 cup vanilla cake batter coconut butter *

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?