Chewy Banana Oatmeal Cookies (Print)
Soft and chewy cookies bursting with banana flavor and wholesome oats, ready in just 27 minutes.
# What You’ll Need:
→ Wet Ingredients
01 - 2 medium ripe bananas, mashed
02 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
03 - 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
04 - 1/4 cup granulated sugar
05 - 1 large egg
06 - 1 tsp vanilla extract
→ Dry Ingredients
07 - 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
08 - 1 cup all-purpose flour
09 - 1/2 tsp baking soda
10 - 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
11 - 1/4 tsp salt
→ Mix-ins
12 - 1/2 cup chocolate chips or chopped walnuts (optional)
# How To Make:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
02 - In a large bowl, beat the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together using an electric mixer or whisk until the mixture is light and creamy.
03 - Mix in the mashed bananas, egg, and vanilla extract until well combined.
04 - In a separate bowl, whisk together the rolled oats, all-purpose flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, and salt.
05 - Gradually add the dry ingredient mixture to the wet ingredients, stirring until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
06 - Gently fold in chocolate chips or chopped walnuts if using.
07 - Drop tablespoon-sized portions of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart to allow for spreading.
08 - Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the cookie edges are golden but the centers remain soft.
09 - Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- These cookies use ingredients you probably already have sitting in your pantry right now.
- The natural sweetness from ripe bananas means you can cut back on refined sugar without anyone noticing.
- They stay soft and chewy for days, which almost never happens in my house because they vanish too fast.
02 -
- Overmixing the dough after adding the flour will make the cookies tough instead of tender, so stop stirring the moment everything comes together.
- If your bananas are not quite ripe enough, pop them in a 300 degree oven for 15 minutes and they will soften into perfect sweetness.
03 -
- Chill the dough for 20 minutes before scooping if your kitchen is hot, because cold dough spreads less and produces thicker cookies.
- Press one or two extra chocolate chips into the top of each dough ball before baking so every cookie looks as good as it tastes.