Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate cookies made with ripe bananas and oats, with a soft and chewy texture.
Ingredients
all-purpose white flour
1 1/2 cups
large egg
1
vanilla extract
2 teaspoons
baking soda
1/4 teaspoon
salt
1/4 teaspoon
unsalted butter (slightly softened)
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks)
old-fashioned rolled oats
1 cup
sugar
2/3 cup
thoroughly mashed or pureed overripe banana (1 medium banana)
1/2 cup
packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup
milk chocolate morsels (chopped)
1 cup (6 ounces)
Instructions
1
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease several baking sheets or coat with nonstick spray.
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Step 2
In a medium bowl, thoroughly stir together the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
3
Step 3
In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat together the butter, sugar, and brown sugar until very well blended, about 2 minutes.
4
Step 4
Add the egg and vanilla and beat until evenly incorporated. Beat in the banana, then the flour mixture, until evenly incorporated.
5
Step 5
Stir in the oats and chocolate morsels until evenly incorporated.
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Step 6
Using an ice cream scoop or spoons, drop the dough onto the baking sheets in scant golf-ball-sized mounds, spacing about 2 3/4 inches apart.
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Step 7
Bake the cookies, one sheet at a time, in the upper third of the oven for 10 to 14 minutes, or until lightly tinged with brown all over and almost firm when pressed in the centers.
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Step 8
Reverse the sheet from front to back halfway through baking to ensure even browning.
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Step 9
Transfer the sheet to a wire rack and let stand until the cookies firm up slightly, 2 to 3 minutes. Using a spatula, transfer the cookies to wire racks. Let stand until completely cooled.
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Step 10
These cookies are best when fresh but may be stored in an airtight container for up to 4 days or frozen for up to 1 month.
