
Ingredients
Ingredients
Cookie Ingredients
- 2 large ripe bananas
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 2 heaped Tbsp peanut butter
- Pinch of sea salt
- 2 tsp cacao powder
Vanilla Icing Ingredients
- ½ cup cashews, soaked
- ½ banana
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of sea salt
- Juice from half of a small lemon
- Enough water or dairy-free milk to make it smooth, but not too liquidy
Chocolate Icing Ingredients
- 1 cup dates
- ¾ cup water
- 3 Tbsp cacao powder
- Pinch of sea salt
Instructions
Instructions
Cookie Preparation
- 1. In a blender purée bananas and peanut butter with sea salt.
- 2. In a bowl, mix together banana-peanut purée and rolled oats.
- 3. Heat oven to 350 degrees F (175 C).
- 4. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Take heart-shaped (or any shape you like) cookie cutter and place it on baking sheet.
- 5. Take about 1/4 cup of cookie batter and press it evenly into the cookie cutter. Remove the cookie cutter with the spoon. Repeat until you have 8 cookies.
- 6. Add 2 tsp raw cacao powder to the remaining batter. Also, add a few splashes of dairy-free milk to mix in.
- 7. Repeat step 5 until the batter is gone.
- 8. Bake in the middle rack for 16 minutes and let cool.
Vanilla Icing Preparation
- 1. Soak cashews for at least 2 hours. Drain and rinse.
- 2. Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until thick cream forms. Add the liquid gradually and only as much as needed to combine all ingredients well.
- 3. Transfer into a bowl and set aside.
Chocolate Icing Preparation
- 1. Cut dates into small pieces and soak in ¾ cup of water for at least 30 minutes.
- 2. Blend dates, the soak water, salt and cacao into smooth cream.
- 3. Decorate the cookies any way you like once they have completely cooled.
Cooking Tips
Cooking Tips
- 1. Store the leftover icing and cookies in the fridge.
- 2. Possible uses for any leftover icing – add to your morning oatmeal, spread on pancakes, or use as a muffin topping.
- 3. Try drizzling melted vegan chocolate over the top of the cookies.
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