Banana Oatmeal Cookies

Name: Banana Oatmeal Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 dozen
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 3/4 cup butter, softened; 1 large egg, room temperature; 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2); 1-3/4 cups quick-cooking oats; 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Total Time Prep: 10 min. Bake: 15 min./batch

Yield 4 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

These banana oatmeal cookies give you everything you love about banana bread and oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, all in one. They're quick and easy to make, too.

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 large egg, room temperature
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2)
1-3/4 cups quick-cooking oats
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°. In a bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients; beat in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add egg, bananas and oats; mix well. Stir in chips and nuts.
Drop by tablespoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake for 13-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 97 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 12mg cholesterol, 87mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.

My mom made these oatmeal banana cookies when I was young. Now my children like making them just as much as I did, and we quadruple the recipe to serve our large family. You can't eat just one of these goodies packed with chocolate morsels. —Jaqueline Wilson, Armstrong Creek, Wisconsin

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