Banana-Oatmeal Power Cookies

Those big tasty cookies are just what you will need for a good start of your busy day. They're filled with flaked coconut, oats, raisins, walnuts, flax seeds, sunflower seeds, bananas; all of the essential vitamins you will need to keep going until lunch time. Those cookies make a delicious and healthy snack for anyone. 

Ingredients:

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 6 Tbs. (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 very ripe banana, mashed
• 1 egg, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup golden raisins
• 1/2 cup dry cranberries
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 tbs. flax seeds
• 2 tbs. sunflower seeds

Directions:

Preheat an oven to 325°F. Lightly grease 1 or 2 baking sheets or line each with a Silpat nonstick liner.

In a bowl, stir together the flour, coconut, oats, baking soda, flax seeds, salt and cinnamon. In a large bowl, cream the brown sugar and butter with a wooden spoon until fluffy. Add the banana and egg and beat with a fork until blended. Stir in the flour mixture, about 1/2 cup at a time, then stir in the raisins,  sunflower seeds,  dry cranberries and walnuts.

Spoon the dough by heaping tablespoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheet(s), spacing the cookies about 2 inches apart. Bake until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes, switching pan positions halfway through baking if 2 pans were used.

Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool on the baking sheet(s) on a wire rack for about 5 minutes. Transfer the cookies to the rack and let cool completely. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Makes about 12 cookies.