Sweet Bites: Banana Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

The Occasion: Two overripe bananas lounging on the counter, good for baking but not much else. We could’ve gone the banana bread route, nothing wrong with that, but hello COOKIES! It was meant to be.

The Verdict: There have been other oatmeal cookies I’ve enjoyed more (including a couple varieties from the legendary Cookie Suitcase). Then again I’m not one to look a gift cookie in the mouth either. It’s perfect for lunchboxes and brown bags – not necessarily pretty nor fancy, but a tasty treat nevertheless guaranteed to spark a smile. ​

As you read on, please give a listen to this sweet sound bite from Bahamas. Click here to learn more about the musician Afie Jurvanen aka Bahamas. 

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Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Recipe source: Life Love and Sugar

INGREDIENTS:

• 3/4 cup salted butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup mashed bananas
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 2 tsp cornstarch
• 3 cups old fashioned oats
• 1 cup chocolate chips

 
DIRECTIONS:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix together butter, brown sugar, sugar, egg, vanilla extract and mashed bananas until well combined.
• Add flour, cinnamon, baking soda, cloves and cornstarch and mix until combined.
• Stir in oats
• Stir in chocolate chips
• Spoon tablespoons of dough onto a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper. Flatten dough a little bit, into thick discs. They will spread a little when baked.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges just start to golden.
• Remove from oven and cool on cookie sheet for 3-4 minutes, then move to cooling rack to finish cooling.

Yield: 34-36 cookies