Banana Oat Cookies (Printable)
Soft, chewy banana and oat bites with cinnamon and optional chocolate-ready in 25 minutes for breakfast or snack.
# What You Need:
→ Wet Ingredients
01 - 2 large ripe bananas, mashed
02 - 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted (or unsalted butter, melted)
03 - 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
→ Dry Ingredients
04 - 1½ cups rolled oats
05 - ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
06 - ¼ teaspoon salt
07 - ½ teaspoon baking powder
→ Add-Ins
08 - ⅓ cup mini chocolate chips (optional)
09 - ⅓ cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
# How-To Steps:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
02 - In a large mixing bowl, mash the bananas until smooth. Stir in melted coconut oil and vanilla extract until well blended.
03 - Add rolled oats, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder to the banana mixture. Stir until all dry ingredients are fully incorporated.
04 - Gently fold in chocolate chips and chopped nuts, if using, until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
05 - Drop heaping tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Lightly flatten and shape each mound with the back of a spoon.
06 - Bake for 13 to 15 minutes, or until the cookies are set and lightly golden around the edges.
07 - Allow cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely before serving.
# Helpful Tips:
01 -
- They come together in one bowl with no mixer, no fancy equipment, and barely any patience required.
- The bananas do all the sweetening, so you can eat two for breakfast without a single ounce of guilt.
02 -
- Underripe bananas will leave you with bland, starchy cookies that taste nothing like the ones you imagined.
- Letting the dough sit for five minutes before scooping helps the oats absorb moisture and makes shaping dramatically easier.
03 -
- Freeze your overripe bananas whole in their peels, then thaw them in a bowl when you are ready to bake for the easiest mashing of your life.
- A tiny pinch of nutmeg alongside the cinnamon adds a warmth that most people cannot quite identify but everyone notices.