Lighter Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfectly chewy and totally addicting. They are my favorite way to use up ripe bananas and never last long at our house!
If you follow me on Facebook, you might have seen this funny meme I shared the other day. It’s a comic sequence of a woman eating holiday treats. She eats one, then another, then another, then another… each time claiming that it’s the last one. She finally just dumps the entire tin in her mouth, and declares, “Who am I kidding!”
I think we’ve all been there.
I love the holidays and all of the yummy treats that come with it, but I don’t always love all of the extra calories. It’s nice to have healthier options this time of year, and I knew I wanted to make a holiday treat that would still taste good, but without all the guilt. That’s where these Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies come in.
These cookies are sooooo addictive and it is hard to believe that they are lightened up! They’re made with good-for-you ingredients, like bananas and oats, and use less sugar than traditional cookie recipes.
Like I said, these cookies are really hard to stay away from! But, at only 100 calories each, you don’t have to feel as guilty about indulging in them!
I hope y’all enjoy these! And don’t say I didn’t warn you about how addictive they are.
Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened (not melted)
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 medium ripe banana, mashed
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 cups quick oats
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Use an electric mixer to cream together the softened butter and sugars. Add in egg, vanilla, and mashed banana and blend until combined.
- In a small bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Add to wet ingredients along with the oats and stir by hand just until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Drop by rounded tablespoon onto prepared cookie sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 9-11 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool slightly before eating. Repeat with reaming dough. These taste amazing while they're still warm! Enjoy!
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Cookies are my family’s weakness, these wouldn’t stand a chance in my house! They would be gone immediately
These look amazing I love that you added in banana to a basic cookie that just makes me want to try the recipe even more!
These look delish! I have never heard of Zing before. I will have to look more into that!
I’ve always loved oatmeal cookies! I love the texture and the thought that I am eating healthy, no guilt! i’m gonna try this recipe soon!
I would love these cookies. I can’t wait to try them out.
These look great!
I’m a cookie monster. Glad these are made with Zing! I’ve baked with it before and I love it!
These cookies are awesome! I love to have healthy options during the holidays, and this one’s perfect! Thanks for sharing!
Yes, Ashlyn! Lol, every year this time I’m eating too much (because cookies like these are just too good to stop). What a great idea to lower the calories but still make fantastic cookies!
Those are some awesome looking cookies. I love that bananas are helping to keep this healthy.