Recipe: Pure Fruit Cookies (no added sugar, no flour and no eggs)

PURE FRUIT COOKIES

3 medium-size ripe bananas
1/3 cup cooking oil
1 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp salt
1 1/2 cup uncooked rolled oats
1/2 cup uncooked oat bran
1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped mixed dried fruits (such as dates, apricots, and raisins)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, almonds or pecans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 2 large cookie sheets.

Mash bananas in large bowl until smooth. Stir in oil, vanilla and salt. Add oats, oat bran, mixed fruits and nuts; stir well to combine. Drop by rounded measuring tablespoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets, about 1 inch apart. Flatten out slightly with back of spoon.

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until bottom and edges of cookies are lightly browned. Transfer cookies onto wire rack to cool completely. Store in refrigerator.

Makes 2 dozen
Per cookie: 105 calories, 2 g protein, 5 gr fat,
14 g carbohydrates, 14 g sodium, 0 mg cholesterol

Source: Paula Davidson