Soft Banana Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
So soft and full of flavor - these cookies are delicious!
Servings: 24
Calories: 153kcal
Equipment
- Medium Mixing Bowl (2)
- cookie scoop
Ingredients
- ¾ cup shortening
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas about 2-3 medium banana
- 1¾ cup quick oats
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1½ cups 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: 153kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 126mg | Potassium: 78mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 16IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg