Banana Oatmeal Cookies
from kristineskitchenblog.comThese Banana Oatmeal Cookies are made with oats, mashed banana, cinnamon and honey. I love to add chocolate chips for extra sweetness; the chocolate-banana combo is so good! Raisins and walnuts are also delicious in these healthy cookies. They freeze wonderfully for quick grab-and-go snacks.
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 95kcal
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup whole wheat flour or oat flour*
- ½ cup ground flaxseed
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup mashed ripe banana about 3 medium bananas
- ⅓ cup honey
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted and cooled slightly
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ cup chocolate chips mini or regular size
- ½ cup chopped walnuts optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, stir together oats, flour, flaxseed, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together mashed banana, honey, melted butter, egg, and vanilla. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir until combined.
- Gently stir in the chocolate chips and walnuts, if using. The dough will be moist.
- Drop dough by rounded tablespoonful onto the prepared baking sheets. Use your fingers to gently flatten each cookie a little, since they won't flatten on their own during baking.
- Bake 10-12 minutes, until set and barely golden. (If baking more than one pan at a time, be sure to rotate the pans halfway through the baking time.) Let cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- You can make your own oat flour in your food processor. For 1 cup of oat flour, process 1 heaping cup of old-fashioned oats until finely ground, about 1 minute.
- Nutrition estimate includes the optional walnuts.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 95kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 53mg | Potassium: 98mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 51IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg
