Ultimate Clean Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Spread sweetened coconut out evenly on baking sheet. While you can buy pre-sweetened coconut, it is best is you buy the unsweetened kind and sweeten it yourself at home.
3. Place the coconut in the preheated oven and bake for 7 - 10 minutes, or until coconut is toasted. you will have to keep an eye on the coconut as cooking times vary. It is also a good idea to take the coconut out halfway through and stir them around on the baking sheet to ensure even cooking.
4. Remove coconut from oven and set aside to cool. Keep oven heated at 350 degrees F, since it will be used again for the cookies.
5. In a large mixing bowl add the bananas and mash until creamy. Add the almond butter, honey and cinnamon and mix well. The stir in the oats. Mix until well blended. Finally, fold in the chocolate chips and toasted coconut.
6. Place 1 tablespoon sized balls of the cookie dough on a lightly greased baking sheet. Place the cookies in the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Once cooked, take the cookies off the baking sheet and place on a wire cooling rack. Allow to cool for at least 5 minutes before serving.