Healthy Cookie Bars

• 2 whole Small Ripe Bananas, Mashed
• 3 Tablespoons Peanut Butter
• 2 Tablespoons Coconut Oil
• 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
• 1 cup Oats
• 1/3 cups Almonds, Ground Into A Flour
• 2-1/2 Tablespoons Desiccated Coconut
• 1/2 teaspoons Cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
• 1/4 teaspoons Salt
• 1/4 cups Dried Cranberries Or Raisins
• 1-7/8 ounces, weight Dark Chocolate, Chopped (or 1/4 Cup Of Chocolate Chips)

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F. Line a baking pan with parchment paper or grease with cooking spray. (I used an 8x8 inch square pan.)
2. Combine mashed banana, peanut butter, coconut oil and vanilla extract and blend until smooth.
3. In a separate bowl, combine oats, almonds (use a blender to grind almonds into a flour), coconut, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix well. Stir in dried cranberries and chopped chocolate.
4. Press dough down into pan and bake for 12-15 minutes.
5. Let cool before removing from pan. Cut into squares.
6. Recipe adapted from 101 Cookbooks.

bananas, peanut butter, coconut oil, vanilla, oats, flour, desiccated coconut, cinnamon, baking powder, ubc, ubc, chocolate

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/healthy-cookie-bars/ (may not work)