Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

These banana oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are both chewy and crisp, with a soft centre and a beautiful golden edge. The combination of brown and white sugar gives them added depth, the overripe banana adds sweetness and makes them even softer and chewier, and the oats add a beautiful nuttiness. Finally the slightly bitter semisweet chocolate chips balance out the sugar and create a lovely contrast.

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Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: banana, chocolate chips, cookies, oatmeal, oatmeal cookies

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 14

Total Time: 29

Servings: cookies

Calories: 169kcal

Author: Anneke Silva

Equipment

Kitchen Aid Professional mixer (optional)
Baking Pans (x2)
Spatula
3 tbsp cookie scoop

Ingredients

1 cup Unsalted butter softened (your finger should be able to press into the butter easily)
1/2 cup Brown sugar
1/2 cup White sugar
2 Overripe bananas
2 Eggs
1 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
1 tsp Baking soda
1 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
2 cups Rolled oats
1 cup Chocolate chips semisweet

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 F.
Put your oven racked into the top two positions.
In your mixing bowl, mix the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until creamy.
Next, add your eggs, vanilla, and banana. Mix thoroughly.
Add your flour, baking soda, rolled oats, and salt and mix.
Add the chocolate chips and stir until blended. The mixture will be very thick, so be careful not to overwork your mixer!
Using a 3 tablespoon cookie scoop place your cookie balls onto a lined cookie sheet. A few inches in between should be sufficient.
Bake for 12-14 minutes.
If you are using two cookie sheets, switch them halfway.
Bake until the edges are slightly browned but the centre is still light; this will ensure a soft and chewy cookie.
After the cookies are firm enough, transfer them to a wire rack to cool fully.

Notes

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