These Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect way to use up bananas that are too brown to eat! The cookie dough doesn’t need to be chilled, which makes these even easier to whip up at the last minute. The whole family will go crazy for these banana oatmeal cookies!
Easy Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
I’m loving oatmeal cookies lately, can you tell? I recently posted a Pumpkin Oat Chocolate Chip Cookies and Zucchini Oat Chocolate Chip Cookies, and they are both quickly becoming two of my more popular recipes. If I’m loving them and you guys are enjoying them too, then we may as well add another to the recipe box.
I love these Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies, because how often do you have just one lone speckled banana sitting there waiting to be used? I absolutely love banana bread, but that always takes a few ripe bananas, which I don’t always have because we are smoothie lovers around here.
These banana chocolate chip cookies taste a lot like banana bread, but in a soft and slightly chewy cookie form. The great thing about these is that they use about half the butter of a traditional oatmeal cookie thanks to the banana.
When testing recipes, I actually started out with different ratios, including a full stick of butter, and the banana oatmeal cookies kept spreading and ended up flat and even a little crisp. Why add more butter than needed, right? With a lesser amount of butter, that just means I get to eat a few more!
Milk and cookies, I think you need them in your life today. Enjoy!
Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Ingredients
- All-purpose flour
- Quick oats
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Cinnamon
- Mashed ripe banana
- Lemon juice
- Unsalted butter
- Light brown sugar
- Granulated sugar
- Egg
- Vanilla extract
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Chopped pecans or walnuts
How to Make Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Whisk together flour, oats, salt, baking soda and cinnamon and set aside.
- Blend together banana, lemon juice, butter and the two kinds of sugar. Then mix in egg and vanilla.
- Slowly add dry ingredients to the banana mixture.
- Fold in chocolate chips and nuts with a spatula.
- Scoop dough onto baking tray and bake 11 – 12 minutes.
Can I Use Old-Fashioned Oats Instead of Quick Oats?
Without having tested it, I can’t say for sure. The quick oats give these banana cookies more of a bread-like texture, which I love!
Can I Use a Different Oil in Place of Butter?
I’ve had a few readers leave comments saying that coconut oil worked well for them in this recipe. But I haven’t tried it myself, so I can’t say for sure how using coconut oil would affect the texture of these banana oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.
How to Ripen Bananas Faster?
Place bananas in a brown paper bag with an apple or kiwi and fold bag over. Keep in a warm place for a couple of days until well ripened.
Tips for the Best Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Use a really brown (almost black) banana for sweeter cookies.
- Feel free to add different chocolate chips. I prefer semi-sweet because I think they balance out the sweet cookie dough the best, but milk chocolate would also work!
- Some readers have reported success when making these banana oatmeal cookies with white whole wheat flour.
More Banana Desserts You’ll Love:
- Banana Bread
- Homemade Banana Cake
- Banana Bars with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
- Banana Bundt Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Icing
- Banana Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
5 from 9 votes Review Recipe
Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect way to use up bananas that are too brown to eat. Plus, they’re easy to make at the last minute!
Servings: 24
Prep20 minutesCook24 minutesReady in: 44 minutes
Ingredients1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp quick oats1/2 tsp baking soda1/4 tsp (heaping) salt1/4 tsp ground cinnamon1/2 cup mashed ripe banana (about 1 large banana. Be sure to measure.)1/2 tsp lemon juice1/4 cup unsalted butter , softened1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar1/4 cup granulated sugar1 large eggs1/4 tsp vanilla extract3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
InstructionsPreheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, oats, baking soda, salt and cinnamon for 20 seconds, set aside.Mash bananas together with lemon juice. In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, blend together banana, butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until smooth. Mix in egg and vanilla extract. With mixer on low speed, slowly add in dry ingredients and mix until combined. Fold in nuts and chocolate chips (you can set aside some of the chocolate chips to press into the tops before baking if you want them to show through).Scoop dough out using a medium cookie scoop (1 1/2-inches. Fill slightly heaping) and drop onto Silpat-lined baking sheets, spacing cookies 2-inches apart. Bake in preheated oven 11 - 12 minutes (they should still be slightly soft). Cool on baking sheet several minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
Notes Recipe Source: adapted with some changes from Cooking Light Use a really brown (almost black) banana for sweeter cookies. Some readers have reported success when making these banana oatmeal cookies with white whole wheat flour.
Nutrition Facts Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 133 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%Saturated Fat 3g19%Cholesterol 12mg4%Sodium 55mg2%Potassium 85mg2%Carbohydrates 18g6%Fiber 1g4%Sugar 9g10%Protein 2g4% Vitamin A 75IU2%Vitamin C 1mg1%Calcium 13mg1%Iron 1mg6% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition values are estimates only. See full disclaimer here.
Course: DessertCuisine: AmericanKeyword: Banana Cookies Author: Jaclyn
5 from 9 votes
Review Recipe
Nutrition Facts Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 133 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%Saturated Fat 3g19%Cholesterol 12mg4%Sodium 55mg2%Potassium 85mg2%Carbohydrates 18g6%Fiber 1g4%Sugar 9g10%Protein 2g4% Vitamin A 75IU2%Vitamin C 1mg1%Calcium 13mg1%Iron 1mg6% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition values are estimates only. See full disclaimer here.
Nutrition Facts
Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 133 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 12mg4%
Sodium 55mg2%
Potassium 85mg2%
Carbohydrates 18g6%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 9g10%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 75IU2%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 13mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Course: DessertCuisine: AmericanKeyword: Banana Cookies
Author: Jaclyn
