Banana Oatmeal Cookies
These Banana Oatmeal Cookies are incredibly easy to make, and taste amazing. You are going to love how delicious and simple this recipe is.
Serving24 Cookies
Ingredients
- ¾ cup shortening
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas, about 2-3 medium banana
- 1 ¾ cup quick oats
- 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 ½ cup chocolate chips, (I used semi-sweet)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease baking sheet and set aside.
- Cream shortening and brown sugar in large bowl at medium speed until well blended, then beat in egg.
- Add one cup mashed banana and mix until creamy.
- In a separate bowl, mix together oats, flour, salt, cinnamon, baking soda and nutmeg, then stir into creamed mixture. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Using a cookie scoop , drop spoonfuls of cookie dough onto prepared baking sheet (if you don't have a cookie scoop, just use a medium-sized spoon to drop cookie dough onto pan. This cookie dough will be too sticky to roll into balls).
- Place cookies 2 inches apart on baking sheet.
- Bake for 15-17 minutes, then remove from oven and let cool 1-2 minutes on baking sheet, then remove to a cooling rack.
Notes
To make these chewy banana oatmeal cookies healthier you can:
- Switch out milk chocolate chips for dark chocolate chips, mini chocolate chips or sugar free chocolate chips.
- Use coconut flour, oat flour or whole wheat flour, in place of all purpose flour.
- Use honey, coconut sugar or other natural sweeteners in place of the sugar
- Use apple sauce or coconut oil in place of shortening or butter
Nutrition
Calories: 153 kcal · Carbohydrates: 21 g · Protein: 2 g · Fat: 7 g · Saturated Fat: 2 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 7 mg · Sodium: 126 mg · Potassium: 78 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 10 g · Vitamin A: 16 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 14 mg · Iron: 1 mg