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5-Ingredient Paleo Banana Bread Cookies

5-Ingredient Paleo Banana Bread Cookies made with basic pantry essentials. These easy, healthy banana cookies are soft, cinnamony, and make for a perfect healthy treat.

5-Ingredient Paleo Banana Bread Cookies

Hypothetical situation: you have two over-ripe bananas and the need for something soft and chewy. 

I have just the thing.

Enter: banana bread cookies.

These grain-free banana bread cookies are exactly as they sound: a hybrid of your favorite quickbread and – well – cookies. 

Made with almond flour and sweetened mostly with banana and a drizzle of pure maple syrup, these lumps are dairy-free and are a magnificiently healthy treat – fit for breakfast, snack, or dessert.

These gluten-free banana bread cookies require about 5 minutes to prepare, 25-ish minutes to bake, and result in a cookie that is moist, chewy, and perfectly sweet.

Add chocolate chips and/or a sprinkle of sea salt for a real good time!

Let’s bake a batch!

How to Make Grain-Free Banana Bread Cookies:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

Peel the bananas and mash them in a bowl until creamy. Add in the egg and pure maple syrup and whisk well. 

Add in the almond flour, cinnamon and sea salt and stir well until the mixture is combined. It will be wet and sticky – this is normal!

Drop about 2 tablespoons of the cookie dough on the parchment-lined baking sheet and form it into a cookie shape. Repeat for the remaining batter.

Bake on the center rack of the preheated oven 20 to 28 minutes, until the cookies are golden-brown around the edges and set up.

Recipe Adaptations:

  • Swap the almond flour for hazelnut flour.
  • Add chopped walnuts or pecans.
  • Drizzle with or dip in melted chocolate.

Additional Healthy Cookie Recipes:

Banana cookies for breakfast for the rest of forever!

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5-Ingredient Paleo Banana Bread Cookies

Paleo banana bread cookies made with just 5 ingredients.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
12 cookies

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Peel the bananas and mash them in a bowl until creamy. Add in the egg and pure maple syrup and whisk well. 
  • Add in the almond flour, cinnamon and sea salt and stir well until the mixture is combined. It will be wet and sticky - this is normal!
  • Drop about 2 tablespoons of the cookie dough on the parchment-lined baking sheet and form it into a cookie shape. Repeat for the remaining batter.
  • Bake on the center rack of the preheated oven 20 to 28 minutes, until the cookies are golden-brown around the edges and set up.

Nutrition

Serving: 1of 12 - Calories: 118kcal - Carbohydrates: 11g - Protein: 5g - Fat: 5g - Fiber: 2g - Sugar: 7g
Course: Desserts & Treats
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cookies, dairy free, gluten free, grain free, paleo
Servings: 12 cookies
Calories: 118kcal
Author: Julia
5-Ingredient Paleo Banana Bread Cookies - easy, healthy dessert recipe that is grain-free, refined sugar-free, dairy-free and delicious!

5-INGREDIENT BANANA BREAD COOKIES

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A

Thursday 31st of August 2023

Why did I follow this recipe to the T and the inside is super doughy and uncooked?? The outside is perfect so I don’t get it.

Kaddy

Thursday 20th of July 2023

I made these using a mix of Almond Fl, Oat Fl & desiccated coconut, 1 tsp baking powder & threw in a handful of currents for sweetness & walnuts for crunch. Baked 20mins, simply delicious!

Julia

Friday 21st of July 2023

Ooh, currants and coconut sound amazing! What genius additions! Thanks for following up with your experience! xo

Ellen L

Monday 21st of February 2022

Hi- I made these and added chopped pecans and a few vegan chocolate chips on top. Although I failed to see the step where I pressed them down into a preformed cookie shape, they turned out great as is ant I love them. Will make again!

Julia

Tuesday 22nd of February 2022

I'm so happy you enjoy them, Ellen! Thanks for swinging back around to let me know! :D xoxoxo

Priya Mohan

Saturday 7th of November 2020

These cookies are so delicious!! Came out perfect the first time itself and they are so soft and chewy yet they hold their shape so well!! Thanks for this beautiful cookie recipe!

PRIYA MOHAN

Saturday 7th of November 2020

I substituted the egg with flax egg since we are vegetarian. Yet the taste is incredible

Kelly

Saturday 25th of July 2020

When I first made this recipe it didn’t set up very well, but the flavor was good, so I tried it again. The second time I halved the banana, substituted the maple syrup for organic brown sugar and added a tsp of baking powder. They came out great!

Julia

Saturday 25th of July 2020

I'm glad it worked out for you on the second try...I wonder what happened the first time.

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