Soft Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Who is ready for a bite that combines a lot of favorite cookie thoughts into one? I was! When I came across this recipe for banana oatmeal cookies with the suggested option of adding chocolate chips, I had to give it a try. It’s nice to make something other than the usual chocolate chip or oatmeal cookie now and then. Plus you can tell yourself that you are eating a “healthy” version since there is a banana thrown in for good measure. I was surprised how soft and chewy these cookies turned out. They were puffy little pillows of cookies, which is not always easy to achieve in our dry, Colorado weather.

The recipes comes from the book, Crazy about Cookies by Krystina Castella. I’ve seen the book in my local library and was happy to receive it as a gift from my parents a while back. My mom found the cookbook at Kohl’s where it was featured as part of their Kohl’s Cares program from which 100% of the net profits are donated to kids’ health and education programs. If that isn’t reason enough to eat a cookie, I don’t know what is!

Ingredients:
1 cup flour
3/4 cup rolled oats
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1/2 brown sugar
1 banana
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup chocolate chips

Follow the standard method for making cookies: mix the dry ingredients and set aside then beat the butter & sugar before adding the remaining wet ingredients. Combine the dry and wet ingredients together, throw in the chips and you are ready to bake.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 10-12 minutes.

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