How to Make Fantastic Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Bananas add sweetness and potassium to cookies.

Mashed ripe bananas add sweetness and moisture to cookies. They also are good for you: A large banana also has 602 milligrams of potassium, 2 grams of protein and 4 grams of fiber.

Things You'll Need

• 1/2 cup mashed ripe banana
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 medium egg
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 2 cups Quaker Oats old-fashioned oats
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• Cooking spray
• Baking sheet
• 2 bowls
• Whisk

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine the first five ingredients in a large bowl and beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Add the egg and beat well.

2. Combine the flour, oats, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl, stirring with a whisk until blended. Add the flour mixture to the banana mixture and beat with a mixer until well-blended. Stir in the chocolate chips.

3. Drop tablespoon-size batter about two inches apart onto a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake for 16 minutes or until golden brown on the top. Cool on pans for two minutes. Remove the cookies from the pans and let cool completely on wire racks.

Tips & Warnings

• Use ripe bananas.

• You can use milk chocolate chips if you want the cookies to be sweeter.

References

• Banana.com: Nutritional Benefits