
It is no secret that I looooove me some cookies.
In fact, Eric calls me the vegan cookie monster.
Almost every night after dinner I take a couple cookies out of the freezer while Eric boils some water in the kettle. We enjoy a cookie with our piping hot tea and we catch up. This has become a nightly ritual as the weather gets chilly and we resist every urge to crank up the heat. Our NCIS-a-thons now require a couple extra blankets and a furball who is content to sleep at my feet.

Or in a box…
I’m not just any cookie monster though, I like delicious and wholesome cookies. [Eric always did say I have high expectations…]
Glancing at my recipes page, I have made plenty of healthy cookies over the past two years, such as…
- The Ultimate Oatmeal Raisin Cookie (top left)
- Pumpkin Pie Banana Chunk Cookies (top right)
- Banana Apricot Spelt Oatmeal Cookies (bottom left)
- Raw Energy Cookie Bites (bottom right)
All delicious, all wholesome.
Last night, I whipped up a healthy cookie recipe from 101 Cookbooks that I have been meaning to try for a while.
I will not rest until I have made every healthy cookie alive! muhauha.

Healthy Cookie Bites
These bite-sized cookies do not contain any added sugar, dairy, flour, or eggs. Because they are not overly sweet, they make a wonderful everyday cookie and pair well with almond milk, tea, or hot cocoa. No sugar crashes here!
Adapted from 101 Cookbooks.
Ingredients:
- 1.5 large, ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp coconut oil, warm (or olive oil)
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/3 cup almond meal (ground almonds)
- 3 tbsp coconut, finely shredded & unsweetened
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp fine grain sea salt
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips or dark chocolate bar chopped
Directions: Preheat oven to 350F. In a large bowl mash the bananas, and then mash in the vanilla and softened coconut oil. Set aside. In another bowl whisk together the oats, almond meal, shredded coconut, cinnamon, salt, chocolate, and baking powder. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until combined. The dough is very loose and does not hold together well, but don’t worry about that. I took a couple tsp of the dough in my hand and gently formed a ball and squeezed it together as much as I could. Place 1 inch apart on baking sheet. Bake for 14 minutes until bottoms are golden. Let cool for about 20 minutes to set. Makes about 17 bite-sized cookies.
Nutritional info: (Approx. per bite, makes 17 bites): 59 kcals, 2.8 grams fat, 1 gram protein, 2 grams sugar, 1 gram fibre.

Gather up the beautiful, wholesome ingredients…

Bonus points for spotty bananas!


First, mash up the bananas with the softened coconut oil and vanilla.

In a separate bowl, whisk together your dry ingredients.

Add dry to wet or wet to dry. It really makes no difference here.

Mix.

After mixing, you will notice that the mixture does not stick together like traditional cookie dough.
Fear not!
For You, are a baking goddess.
I took a couple teaspoons of the oat mixture and gently pressed it into a ball with my fingers. The oat mixture falls apart a bit, but all will work out in the end.

I made 17 cookie bites.

Bake for about 14 mins. at 350F. The bottoms will be slightly golden brown.
Let them cool for about 20 mins. so the cookies can firm up a bit. These are delicate bites!

They are irresistibly cute.
At first taste, I wasn’t sure if I loved the cookies, but they grew on me after I got used to the subtle sweetness. The chunks of chocolate are key in this recipe and add a little oomph. After my second bite, I was hooked and really appreciated that they were more of a snack cookie and not a dessert cookie.
I say, there are times for snack cookies and there are times for dessert cookies.

When I told Eric I made cookies ‘without sugar’, he said, ‘That is disturbing.’
After trying them, he said they were ‘good, but could be a bit sweeter’.
While I agree that they aren’t your typical sweet cookie, I think they serve the purpose of an everyday, healthy cookie. For that reason, I wouldn’t change them too much! if you can appreciate a wholesome taste, you will enjoy these bites a lot. :)
After I enjoyed a few, I popped these into the freezer for quick snacks during the week.
By the way, they are fun vehicles for nut butter hats too!

Do you have any ‘go-to’ cookie recipes that you make time and time again or do you tend to try something new each time?
I tend to try a new recipe each time, mostly for the sake of new blog content. ;) But, I often look at recipes in my archives and I always find myself saying, ‘It has been way too long!’
I love wholesome flavored anything, so these cookies are perfect! I have a ton of recipes too that I love to go back and make a different way ;) I hope all is well!
I love how you distinguish snack cookies from dessert cookies! It’s so true!
You made a very good point with identifying people who can appreacite “wholesome cookies”. It is not until I changed my views that I was able to enjoy sweets that didnt make my teeth cring in horror. :-) Your nightly tea and cookies routine warms my haert, like something you would see in a movie…
Im glad you can appreciate it! I guess everyone has different tastes, but I find now I can really appreciate subtle sweetness in some recipes. Of course other times I just want the super sweet stuff now and then too. :) Its a good thing that cookies can be adapted so well to fit my mood.
I like cookies without a lot of sugar in them too. I like using sweeteners other than sugar when i do use them- honey, maple syrup, molasses, etc. At least there’s a little bit of nutritional value to those! I’d eat those cookie bites.
Ahhh these look soooo good, and I love healthy cookies that I can eat guilt-free. My go-to cookie these days has been my pumpkin oat craisin cookie because I know it’s somewhat healthy (although it has a good amount of sugar) but I like the idea of a banana being the sweetener :)
These look so good! Almonds and I don’t always get along, though. Would it be possible to use another nut?
I’m not sure about using another nut in here. I did think about it. Perhaps cashews? Pecans?
Oh, these are my favorite cookies! Nikki’s healthy cookies — typically, no one notices that they are without butter or eggs or sugar. People just stare at me, “what? how come they are so good?” ;-)
For me, cookies don’t have to be healthy… but bonus if they are! :)
I can’t stick to one recipe, mainly because I always feel like something new. These look so good. I love the idea of settling down with tea an cookies for your shows. So cute.
Like you, I’m always trying new cookie recipes. I just bookmarked this one as it looks delicious! I’m always looking for healthy cookie recipes for my 2 year old and sweet-obsessed husband. :-)
My family has a Christmas cookie recipe that gets made at least a couple of times every holiday season – they’re sort of like a ginger cookie with molasses and cinnamon. I plan to test out a healthier version this Christmas. Your healthy cookies look delicious, and I LOVE that photo of Stetchie! <– hope I spelled that right!
I have a delicious pumpkin cookie recipe that I LOVE to make, i cut out most of the sugar and they’re still lovely! These cookies look great!
These look great! I love bite size snacks, especially in cookie form ;) These seem like a wholesome, yet tasty, pick-me-up snack. I’ll add them to my “to bake” list :)
My cat always sleeps in boxes as well! Any time I bring home a box or interesting looking bag or, you know, my gym bag, he is guaranteed to claim it as his. I like trying new recipes for reduced-sugar cookies – always trying to get my cookie fix without going into a sugar coma.
these look delish- and theres so many variations you can make on them! love it!!!!
Yum! I love not-so-sweet cookies that are suitable for breakfast and snacks :) Every time I make cookies my boyfriend asks “So are these breakfast cookies or dessert cookies?”
These look like a winner! I love me some cute cookies :)
I tend to always try new recipes. There are just so many delicious options, I can’t settle on one!
Mmmmmmm! Can’t wait to try these little cookie bites out!
I like snack cookies more than dessert cookies- I’m finding as I get older I don’t love really sweet things as much :)
I look at what I have on hand and go from there. Baking is usually a spontaneous thing for me, so I have to strike when the urge hits. I hate running to the store because I don’t have all of the ingredients!