Weight Watchers Cookies Recipe
This Weight Watchers cookies recipe might be just the thing you need to get you through to the next meal. A little hunger can be the downfall of your healthy eating plan and weight loss.
I have to have snacks on hand when I’m following the Weight Watchers Plan or I’ll eat something that will throw me off my Points.
These cookies are so good, and you’ve got to try the rest of the recipes on this list of Weight Watchers cookie recipes. For breakfast, try this Weight Watchers Blueberry Muffins recipe or one of these low point Weight Watchers breakfast ideas.
The problem with a little hunger for me is that it can turn into me getting hangry and eating something I shouldn’t. Know what I mean? Portion control goes out the window when I’m hangry!
Like when you know you need to eat a little something and you go into the kitchen and there really isn’t much that’s healthy because you haven’t been to the store in a week? Yeah, that.
So then you see that bag of chips your husband bought and you are not going to eat any, but you’re hungry and can’t find anything else and you’re worried that you’ll get a headache if you don’t eat, so you do. Does it sound like I’ve been there? Too many times.
These delicious little Weight Watchers snacks have amazing flavor, three ingredients, and are only three Points for two cookies. THREE!
The other really cool thing is that it’s very hard to find sugar free cookie recipes without artificial sweeteners. Here you go!
By the way, with just the two main ingredients, these cookies are still good. You can add a variety of things depending on what you like.
What You Need for this Cookie Recipe
My current favorite combination of simple ingredients is oatmeal, banana, and Goji berries. These little berries are a super nutritious superfood and satisfy my sweet tooth.
The red color gives these cookies a festive look. Those three ingredients along with cooking spray are all you need to make this delicious cookie recipe.
Note: This recipe only makes 8 cookies. They are so easy to make that it only takes a few minutes, but you can certainly double or triple the batch so you have the perfect dessert on hand.
This sweet treat weighs in at just 1 1/2 Smart Points and 63 calories each and is a super easy recipe for an afternoon snack.
Variations & Substitutions
- Leaving out the Goji berries to make simple banana oatmeal cookies reduces the Weight Watchers Points. I’ve tried it both ways and they are delicious either way.
- I recently discovered PB2 peanut butter powder, and it is amazing! I’ve been eating a piece of thin slices whole wheat toast with two tablespoons of PB2 and fresh blueberries almost every day for breakfast. You can add 2 tablespoons of the powder to this recipe for one Point, making these banana peanut butter cookies about one Point per serving!
- Chocolate chips are really good added right into this Weight Watchers cookie recipe for a bit more WW Points. I like the mini chocolate chips, but you could also find chocolate bars that are lower in Points and just chop them up. Another option is to add unsweetened cocoa powder which is zero Points. You do lose that texture from the actual chocolate, but either way, Banana chocolate chip cookies are so good!
- Vanilla extract adds zero Points, as does any spices like nutmeg or ginger.
- One tablespoon of unsweetened shredded coconut adds 1 Point to the entire recipe and adds great flavor.
- You can add cranberries (which are easier to find and less expensive than Goji berries) for the same amount of points, or raisins for a slight increase in the Points value. The Goji berries are super healthy, though!
- I think these cookies are plenty sweet, but if you like really sweet treats, a quarter cup of sugar-free maple syrup adds just one Point to this entire recipe. I’d probably add a tablespoon to this recipe which makes the addition of Points negligible. You can also add a sugar substitute for zero Points.
How to Make the Cookies
Place rolled oats in a food processor or blender and process until fine like flour. Remove to a medium bowl and set aside.
Cut up the banana and either smash with a fork, use an electric mixer, or place in the food processor and blend until smooth.
Add banana and Goji berries to oat flour and mix well. Let stand 15 minutes to soften berries.
Spray cookie sheet with non-stick spray.
Form dough into 8 cookies using a cookie scoop or your hands and place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
Bake cookies at 350º for about 12 minutes. Check after 10 as oven temperatures vary.
Weight Watchers Cookies Tips
Using frozen ripe bananas works well for this recipe, too. Don’t toss those bananas when they get overripe, just place in a plastic bag and stick them in the fridge to make cookies or my mom’s ultimate moist banana bread. Ripe bananas are so sweet, it eliminate the need for sugar substitutes.
Press down on the cookies and kind of form them. They will not rise as there is no leavening in them, so you have to give them their shape.
Try other flavors of dried fruit to find your favorite combination.
Pair one of these tasty cookies with this blueberry banana smoothie for a great breakfast pairing!
If you’re looking for more desserts you can eat on Weight Watchers, check out this delicious jello parfait or these Weight Watchers brownies.
More Weight Watchers Recipes
Weight Watchers Cookies
Ingredients
- One cup Rolled Oats
- One large banana
- 1/4 C Goji Berries
Instructions
- Place rolled oats in a food processor or blender and process until fine like flour. Remove to a medium bowl and set aside.
- Cut up the banana and either smash with a fork or place in the food processor and blend until smooth.
- Add bananas and Goji berries to oat flour and mix well. Let stand 15 minutes to soften berries.
- Spray cookie sheet with non-stick spray.
- Form dough into 8 cookies and place on a cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350º for about 12 minutes. Check after 10 as oven temperatures vary.
Notes
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