Description
These chewy banana oatmeal cookies are a soft, cozy, easy recipe packed with ripe banana flavor, hearty oats, and melty chocolate chips. Perfect as a quick breakfast treat, healthy snack-style cookie, lunchbox sweet, or simple dessert, they are one of those go-to food ideas you can bake fast with basic pantry ingredients.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ripe bananas, mashed
3/4 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, optional
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the oats, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
3. In a large bowl, beat the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until combined.
4. Mix in the egg, vanilla extract, and mashed bananas until smooth.
5. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir just until no dry streaks remain.
6. Fold in the chocolate chips and chopped nuts if using.
7. Scoop the dough onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing the cookies about 2 inches apart.
8. Bake for 11 to 14 minutes, until the edges are lightly golden and the centers are just set.
9. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
Notes
Use very ripe bananas with brown spots for the sweetest flavor and softest texture.
Do not overmix the dough or the cookies can turn heavy instead of tender.
For thicker cookies, chill the dough for 20 minutes before baking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 145
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 18mg