Description
Delicious and nutritious banana oatmeal cookies that are easy to make and packed with flavor!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2–3 medium very ripe bananas (about 1 cup mashed)
- 1 cup rolled oats (old-fashioned)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (melted)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup optional mix-ins: chocolate chips, chopped walnuts or pecans, dried cranberries, or shredded coconut
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, thoroughly mash the very ripe bananas until mostly smooth with a few small lumps remaining.
- Add the melted unsalted butter, brown sugar, large egg, and vanilla extract to the mashed bananas and whisk until well combined and smooth.
- In a separate larger bowl, whisk together the rolled oats, all-purpose flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, and salt until thoroughly combined.
- Pour the wet banana mixture into the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix until just combined, being careful not to overmix.
- If using, gently fold in the optional mix-ins until evenly distributed.
- Drop rounded tablespoons of cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving about 2 inches between each cookie.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden brown and the centers still look slightly soft.
- Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool on the sheets for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- These cookies taste best when made with very ripe bananas.
- Feel free to customize the mix-ins according to your preference.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg