Easy Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
I’m loving oatmeal cookies lately, can you tell? I recently posted a Pumpkin Oat Chocolate Chip Cookies and Zucchini Oat Chocolate Chip Cookies, and they are both quickly becoming two of my more popular recipes. If I’m loving them and you guys are enjoying them too, then we may as well add another to the recipe box. I love these Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies, because how often do you have just one lone speckled banana sitting there waiting to be used? I absolutely love banana bread, but that always takes a few ripe bananas, which I don’t always have because we are smoothie lovers around here. These banana chocolate chip cookies taste a lot like banana bread, but in a soft and slightly chewy cookie form. The great thing about these is that they use about half the butter of a traditional oatmeal cookie thanks to the banana. When testing recipes, I actually started out with different ratios, including a full stick of butter, and the banana oatmeal cookies kept spreading and ended up flat and even a little crisp. Why add more butter than needed, right? With a lesser amount of butter, that just means I get to eat a few more! Milk and cookies, I think you need them in your life today. Enjoy!
Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Ingredients
All-purpose flour Quick oats Baking soda Salt Cinnamon Mashed ripe banana Lemon juice Unsalted butter Light brown sugar Granulated sugar Egg Vanilla extract Semi-sweet chocolate chips Chopped pecans or walnuts
How to Make Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Whisk together flour, oats, salt, baking soda and cinnamon and set aside. Blend together banana, lemon juice, butter and the two kinds of sugar. Then mix in egg and vanilla. Slowly add dry ingredients to the banana mixture. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts with a spatula. Scoop dough onto baking tray and bake 11 – 12 minutes.
Can I Use Old-Fashioned Oats Instead of Quick Oats?
Without having tested it, I can’t say for sure. The quick oats give these banana cookies more of a bread-like texture, which I love!
Can I Use a Different Oil in Place of Butter?
I’ve had a few readers leave comments saying that coconut oil worked well for them in this recipe. But I haven’t tried it myself, so I can’t say for sure how using coconut oil would affect the texture of these banana oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.
How to Ripen Bananas Faster?
Place bananas in a brown paper bag with an apple or kiwi and fold bag over. Keep in a warm place for a couple of days until well ripened.
Tips for the Best Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Use a really brown (almost black) banana for sweeter cookies. Feel free to add different chocolate chips. I prefer semi-sweet because I think they balance out the sweet cookie dough the best, but milk chocolate would also work! Some readers have reported success when making these banana oatmeal cookies with white whole wheat flour.
More Banana Desserts You’ll Love:
Banana Bread Homemade Banana Cake Banana Bars with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting Banana Bundt Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Icing Banana Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
