Oatmeal Goodies (Easy Cookie Recipe For Kids)
With summer right around the corner and kids getting out of school, many of you might be panicking about what you are going to do to not only occupy their time at home but to feed them too! This Easy Cookie Recipe for Kids is a delicious solution to both of those!
Easy Cookie Recipe for Kids
The struggle to find fun things for the kids to do as well as healthy meals and snacks to make while the kids are out of school can really make my head spin. As a stay at home mom, I already struggle with this. There are times I just don’t feel very creative. Since they are little, my concern is often how big of a mess am I ready to clean up! When I’m already tired, the last thing I feel up to is scrubbing floors and giving multiple baths a day! (Of course, this is a totally different story when daddy is home!)
That’s where this cute little recipe comes in at! You see, not only are these cookies incredibly easy, but they’re also pretty healthy. Another great part about this recipe is that it’s perfect for the little people in your life to do by themselves (with just a little help)! It’ll be something that will not only fill their little tummies up, but you can start making those wonderful memories with them by allowing them to take lead in this recipe!
–These No Nut Oatmeal Bites are another great recipe for kids and they include a Fun, Free Printable!)
Oatmeal Goodies Recipe
What You Need:
- 2 bananas (the riper the better!)
- 1 cup quick oats
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips, nuts, PB chips (Whatever your heart desires!)
- 1 tbs peanut butter*
*You can easily make this recipe Nut-Free by using almond butter or sunflower butter
How to Make:
Mix together all of the ingredients. Roll the mixture into little balls. Bake at 350 degrees for fifteen minutes. (check your cookies after 10 mins and keep a watch on them, oven times will vary.)
These are going to be so easy and fun! Even the smallest little member of your family can participate, and there shouldn’t be that big of a mess going on either. One bowl. One pan. One happy mom and child!
Do you love cooking at home with your kids? Check out these great cookbooks for kids to get even more inspiration! One of our household favorites is this one called “Cooking Class“.
They may not be the prettiest cookies, but these oatmeal goodies are super moist and gooey-way better than any store-bought oatmeal cookie! There are tons of different add-ins you can do!
Print this Simple Cookies Recipe to add to your Recipe Binder below:
Oatmeal Goodies Recipe (Easy Cookie Recipe for Kids)
This quick and easy recipe is a perfect treat for the kids to make!
Ingredients
- 2 bananas the riper the better!
- 1 cup quick oats
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips nuts, PB chips (Whatever your heart desires!)
- 1 tablespoons peanut butter*
Instructions
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Mix together all of the ingredients.
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Roll the mixture into little balls.
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Bake at 350 degrees for fifteen minutes. (check your cookies after 10 mins and keep a watch on them, oven times will vary.)
Recipe Notes
*You can easily make this recipe Nut-Free by using almond butter or sunflower butter
Don’t stop there! Here are some more easy cookie recipes for kids:
- Zucchini Cookie Recipe
- Mom’s Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Chocolate Brownie Cookies
- Oatmeal Bites
- Homemade Thin Mints
- Soft Sugar Cookies
- No Nut Oatmeal Bites Recipe for Kids (Plus Free Printable!)
What would you add to your oatmeal goodies? What other easy cookie recipes for kids do you make?
This Easy Cookie Recipe for Kids was originally published on Little House Living in May 2013. It has been updated as of March 2020.
I love these cookies…stumbled across the recipe on another blog. I just made them last week, but without the peanut butter. I love the addition of that and will try it next time. Definitely agree to use very ripe bananas. My kids (teens!) loved them. Fun to make with little ones!
They’re addicting!!! It’s nice to have a treat that you don’t feel guilty about eating!