What You’ll Love About These 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Banana Cookies

Only 3 Ingredients! No mixer, one bowl and a fork for mashing the banana and mixing it all up. It could not be easier!!
Whether you’re a busy parent needing quick and easy snacks for your kids, a health-conscious person searching for a guilt-free treat, or just a lover of all things peanut butter and banana, these peanut butter banana cookies are the perfect sweet and healthy snack for any occasion.
They require no special equipment, and taste delicious. So don’t worry, your sweet tooth craving can be satisfied with these incredibly effortless 3-ingredient peanut butter cookies.
Of course, you can add all sorts of goodies to these cookies too, like dried cranberries, craisins, chocolate chips, raisins, walnuts, pecans…just enjoy! Add-ins can be added in with the cookie dough or you can place them on top before baking or do both.

I love to keep these cookies on standby as a delicious snack or quick energy boost! It’s wonderful for ripe bananas when you have them or trying to figure out what to do with them. Plus, we LOVE to make desserts! Check out more of our other desserts recipes here.

Ingredients You Need

2 large ripe bananas
2-4 tablespoons natural peanut butter
2 cups oats of choice, use quick or old-fashioned oats or a mixture of both depending what type of texture you want. Can also use gluten-free.
Optional raw sugar, dried fruits, dairy-free chocolate chips, nuts optional

Instructions How to Make Vegan 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Banana Cookies

Preheat oven to 375°F
Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray or line with parchment paper.
Mix and mash bananas until smooth.
Blend in the peanut butter.
Stir in oats, do not overmix the oat batter. (At this time you can also mix in add-ins-like dried fruits, chocolate chip, nuts could be added in at this point, or placed on top of cookies when placed on baking sheet or both.
Using a medium scoop, you can scoop or form dough into 1½” balls and place on baking sheet. Gently pat them down cookies with finger-tips or back of spoon or leave as is. They bake the shape they are formed. Add more add-ins like raw sugar, dried fruits, chocolate chip, nuts if you want.
Bake at 375°F for 15 minutes or until set. Cookies will have a toasty, texture on the outside and be moist on the inside. So yummy!

Storing Cookies

Store cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up 4-5 days.

Freezing Cookies

Freeze cookies up to 3 months in the freezer. To enjoy, remove frozen cookies and thaw overnight in the refrigerator.

More Variations

Besides peanut butter, you could use your favorite nut butter, be it almond butter, sunflower seed butter or cashew butter!
For some added texture & fiber, add in some sunflower seeds, flax or chia seeds.
Use dairy-free milk chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips.

These easy vegan 3 ingredient peanut butter banana oatmeal cookies are great with a cold glass of your favorite non-dairy milk. As all cookie lovers adore!

What are you waiting for? Gather your ingredients and start baking your own batch of these amazing 3 ingredient oatmeal cookies today!

More Delish Vegan Desserts!

Peanut Butter Banana Cookies - 3 Ingredient

Yummy and easy vegan cookies! Banana, oats and banana! We love them with chocolate chips!

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Vegan

Servings 30 Cookies

Ingredients

2 large bananas ripe
2-4 tbsp peanut butter
2 cups oats of choice Use quick or old-fashioned rolled oats or a mixture of both depending what type of texture you want. Can also use gluten-free.
Optional Raw sugar, dried fruits, chocolate chips, nuts optional

Instructions

Pre heat oven to 375°F
Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray or line with parchment paper.
Mix bananas until smooth.
Blend in the peanut butter.
Stir in the oats, do not over mix. (Add-ins-like dried fruits, chocolate chip, nuts could be added in at this point, or placed on top of cookies when placed on baking sheet or both.
Using a medium scoop, you can scoop or form dough into 1½” balls and place on baking sheet. Gently pat them down cookies with finger-tips or back of spoon or leave as is. They bake the shape they are formed. Add more add-ins like raw sugar, dried fruits, chocolate chip, nuts if you want.
Bake at 375°F for 15 minutes or until set. Cookies will have a toasty, texture on the outside and be moist on the inside. So yummy!

Notes

Variations: Add up to 1 cup of chopped dates, chocolate chips, raisins, nuts, or dried cranberries. Reserve some for adding on top of cookies if desired.

Keyword banana peanut butter, Cookies, Vegan Cookies