Banana-Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

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2 dozen (serving size: 1 cookie)
By Cathy Brixen, Phoenix, Arizona
July 2009
RECIPE BY Cooking Light

"Mashed ripe banana adds sweetness and flavor to these chocolate chip cookies. I found I could reduce the usual amount of sugar and butter." --Cathy Brixen, Phoenix, Ariz.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup mashed ripe banana (about 1 medium)
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 5.6 ounces all-purpose flour (about 1 1/4 cups)
  • 2 cups old-fashioned oats
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • Cooking spray

Nutritional Information

  • Calories 115
  • Fat 3.6g
  • Satfat 2g
  • Monofat 1.1g
  • Polyfat 0.3g
  • Protein 2g
  • Carbohydrate 19.1g
  • Fiber 1.2g
  • Cholesterol 14mg
  • Iron 0.9mg
  • Sodium 121mg
  • Calcium 10mg

How to Make It

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°.

Step 2

Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Add egg; beat well.

Step 3

Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, oats, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add flour mixture to banana mixture in bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Stir in chocolate chips.

Step 4

Drop batter by heaping tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 18 minutes or until golden. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove cookies from pans; cool completely on wire racks.

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Ratings & Reviews

Fantastic Cookies!

greenis813
July 12, 2017
Light and fluffy!  A great combination of all flavors.  I used the modification of 1 cup of mashed bananas and 1 3/4 cups oats, but I added 3/4 cup walnuts and 3/4 dark chocolate chips.  I reduced the baking time to 14 minutes.  Will definitely make these again!  Yum!!

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keddy1221
August 17, 2009
Delicious! I love hearty oatmeal cookies! I forgot the vanilla and they were still wonderful! My husband and friends loved them. I will probably add walnuts next time for even more banana bread nostalgia. I only cooked these at 350 for about 11-13 minutes, until they had golden edges. I think they would be hard as a rock at 18 minutes. These have already earned a spot on my healthy cookie rotation!

MaryGee's Review

EVC7599
September 26, 2012
Fantastic recipe - the banana is subtle and not overwhelming, and mainly contributes to the moist mouth feel of these cookies. Also we used quick oats and they worked just fine.

greenis813's Review

shaftermee
June 14, 2010
Not enough flavor whatsoever. The consistency is a bit odd as well.

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kaybeeFLA
August 05, 2012
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bakingbrooke
May 01, 2014
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irishmaiden222
February 28, 2010
Really wonderful cookies! They were so easy to make. My 8 year old helped stir in the chips and scoop them onto the cookie sheets. The only ingredient change I made was to use a 50/50 white and whole wheat blend of flour. Mine were perfectly done at 12 minutes. Any longer and they would have been overcooked. Will definitely make again!

EVC7599's Review

theangelsnme
March 18, 2010
We love these cookies (esp. my 3-year old)! I don't change a thing, except the baking time: 12 minutes at 350!

kaybeeFLA's Review

kdcj2002
August 31, 2009
Made these to use up a very ripe banana and while they are okay, I thought they turned out a bit dry. I also found the banana bread similarity and I think if I made them again, I would use walnuts instead to emphasize that. They could be good "banana bread" cookies. The cooking time was too long for me as well, would reduce in the future. In the end they were okay, but I doubt I'll bother repeating -- too many other potentially delicious recipes to try!

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atl3dewitt
November 03, 2009
I actually forgot to put the salt in, but i added cinnamon and left out the chocolate chips for half of the recipe. THEY WERE DELICIOUS! I can't keep my hands off them!! Also I spooned them out much smaller than the recipe calls for so that I made 4 dozen cookies.