Yummy Banana Oatmeal Flax Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
• 3/4 cup splenda brown sugar blend
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups flax seed meal
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon clove
• 3 medium bananas, ripe and mashed
• 2 cups rolled oats (pulsed in processor or quick oats)
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 2 mix in flax meal.
• 3 beat in eggs and vanilla.
• 4 combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves; add to creamed mixture and mix well. stir in bananas, and oats ( i like to process thick oats in the food processor for just a minute, it makes a nicer texture). i prefer not to use quick cooking oats.
• 5 drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes. immediately remove cookies to wire racks to cool.