heat oven to 350° and line a large sheet pan with parchment baking paper
in a small bowl make flax egg by combining 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed with 2.5 tablespoons filtered water, stir and let sit 5-10 minutes to allow it to gel
in a blender or food processor pulse oats a few times until roughly ground (you want some pieces of whole oats)
in a large bowl combine dry ingredients: oats, salt and cinnamon
in a medium bowl combine wet ingredients: mashed banana with peanut butter and vanilla, then add flax “egg”
combine wet and dry ingredients and mix well, fold in chocolate chips, then form cookie dough into 8 balls and flatten lightly with palm
bake cookies at 350° for 12 minutes, then sprinkle with coconut on top when you remove from the oven
let cookies cool on pan 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack or plate
Recipe Notes
Original recipe created by Jerran Boyer
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