Banana Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
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Recipe type: Cookie
Cuisine: Dessert
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Serves: 2 dozen
 
A delicious cookie so healthy, you can eat it for breakfast!
Ingredients
  • 2 sticks of butter, softened
  • ½ cup + 1 tblsp maple syrup
  • 2 very ripe bananas, mashed
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 3 cups rolled oats
  • 1½ cups dark chocolate chips (or your favorite variety)
Instructions
  1. In a small bowl, mash banana.
  2. Add maple syrup and mash it all together until combined.
  3. In another bowl, Mix butter with a handheld mixer until smooth and creamy.
  4. Add banana mixture and mix until blended.
  5. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until smooth and creamy.
  6. In a third bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  7. Add to butter mixture slowly mixing until combined, carefully not over mixing.
  8. Fold in oats and chocolate chips until well integrated.
  9. Using a cookie scoop or a tablespoon, drop cookie dough onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.
  10. Let cool on sheet for 1 minute.
  11. Move to a cooling rack and let cool for 10 minutes.
  12. Eat cookies warm-because you probably will not be able to wait!
Recipe by Girl and Her Kitchen at http://www.girlandherkitchen.com/2016/02/soft-batch-banana-chocolate-chip-oatmeal-cookies.html