Nutty Oatmeal Banana Cookies
Nutty, chocolatey, chewy, and delicious. These Nutty Oatmeal Banana Cookies take sweet, overripe bananas and transform them into some absolutely yummy cookies!
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time12 minutes mins
Servings: 18 Large Cookies
Author: Maggie @ Cupcakes and Sarcasm
- 2 Overripe Bananas
- 1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter, softened
- 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Light Brown Sugar (packed)
- 1 Large Egg
- 1 Tbsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 1/2 Cups White Whole Wheat Flour (Or substitute with All Purpose, Whole Wheat or GF Flours)
- 1 Tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 Tsp Salt
- 2 1/2 Cups Old Fashioned Oats
- 1 1/2 Cups Chocolate Chips (I used dark chocolate)
- 1 Cup Nuts, roughly chopped Recommend Pecans or Walnuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the bananas and butter on medium speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. (You could also use a hand mixer for this).
Add both of the sugars and mix until well combined. Then add the egg and the vanilla. Once again, mix until well combined.
Add in the flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix on low speed until just combined.
Remove the mixing bowl from the stand and stir in the oats in by hand. Then add in the chopped nuts, chocolate chips, and stir.
Use a cookie scoop to scoop out the dough. Personally, I like larger cookies with this dough. I used about 2 tbsp of dough per cookie. Gently flatten the tops a little- they will not spread that much.
Bake for 10-12 minutes (length of time will be determined by the size of your cookies). I baked the larger cookies for about 11-12 minutes. They are done when the tops and edges of the cookies are slightly golden.
Let the cookies sit on the warm baking sheet for 10 minutes before removing to a cooling rack to cool completely. Store leftover cookies in an air-tight container for up to 5 days. Enjoy!