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These Banana Oatmeal Cookies are loaded with ripe bananas, oats, and chocolate chips for a soft cookie that tastes like my favorite banana bread!
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I’m going to get real honest with you here for a second…
I don’t like bananas.
I think they’re basically the worst fruit to exist, unless they’re baked into something like my chocolate banana bread or banana coffee cake, in which case they suddenly turn into my favorite fruit.
That’s right – bananas on their own are gross, bananas in baked goods are amazing. I don’t understand it, but it’s my truth.
I think you’ll love this banana cookie recipe – they’re soft, full of oats for a little texture, loaded with sweet banana flavor, and studded with melty chocolate chips. It’s hard to go wrong with these!
No joke, these banana oatmeal cookies are basically banana bread in cookie form and you are going to love it!
Ingredient Notes:
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Bananas – Just like when you’re making our classic banana bread recipe, you’ll want to use ripe bananas. The browner the better!
Dry Ingredients – You’ll need all the standard dry ingredients for making oatmeal cookie dough: flour, rolled oats, white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda.
Wet Ingredients – The remaining cookie dough ingredients include softened butter, eggs, and vanilla extract.
Chocolate Chips – I’m using semisweet chocolate chips for these banana oatmeal cookies, but any variety will do.
What Readers are Saying!
“These cookies came out beautiful! I love the cake like consistency and they are delicious! I didn’t change one single thing. Even the bake time was spot on! Thanks for this yummy recipe.” – Harriet
How to Make Banana Cookies:
Bananas: To start, you’ll want to grab some ripe bananas and mash them with a fork. The more dark spots, the sweeter and softer your bananas will be! Basically, they’re perfect for baking when they’re too mushy for eating. 😉
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Cookie Dough: Set the bananas aside and then whip up your oatmeal cookie dough. This is a standard dough – butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla all beat together until creamy. Mixed with flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
Combine: Once your cookie dough has come together, it’s time to add in those mashed ‘nanas and some chocolate chips and mix until combined.
Bake: This chocolate chip cookie dough is absolute perfection. No need to chill before baking either! Scoop the dough with a cookie scoop onto a baking sheet and then pop them in the oven.
These banana oatmeal cookies bake up in about 12 minutes at 375 degrees. Let them cool on a wire rack and then serve them up!
Special Tools Needed for This Banana Cookie Recipe:
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Hand Mixer: When making cookies, you’ll need a mixer of some sort. This KitchenAid is budget friendly, has lasted me FOR.EV.ER. and it comes in a variety of fun colors.
Stand Mixer: If you bake a lot of cookies, I recommend investing in a stand mixer. It’s so easy to toss ingredients in and it’s a real work horse. I use mine daily and it’s shown no signs of slowing down. Again – loads of pretty colors to choose from.
Cookie Scoop: I use my cookie scoops alllll the time, for cookies, meatballs, fruit, small scoops of ice cream, biscuits and more. They come in so handy and ensure even sizes for even baking.
FAQs:
You can use rolled/old fashioned oats or quick oats for these oatmeal cookies. I think old fashioned oats have a better, chewier texture than the quick oats but you can use either one!
We keep these cookies stored on the counter in a cookie jar! They should last for about a week.
To freeze these banana cookies you’ll first want to first place them on a baking sheet and freeze uncovered for an hour or so. Then transfer them to a ziplock freezer bag and freeze for up to a few months.
MORE BANANA RECIPES!
- Homemade Dog Treats: Made with peanut butter and banana!
- Banana Bread Muffins: My kids love these muffins!
- Blueberry Banana Bread: The flavors of blueberry and banana together!
- Banana Bread Donuts: Another breakfast favorite!
More cookie Recipes!
- Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Air Fryer Cookie
- Cake Batter Cookies
- Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies
Banana Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 medium ripe bananas mashed
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment or spray with nonstick spray.
- In the bowl of your mixer cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl stir together the flour, oatmeal, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
- Add the dry ingredients to the butter and sugar and beat until just combined.
- Mix in the mashed bananas and chocolate chips until well incorporated.
- Use a large cookie scoop to drop scoops of cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 12 minutes or until the edges are browned and cookies are set.
- Cool on a wire rack.
Robbie says
So happy with this recipe. They were a hit with my family & such a good way of using over wipe bananas. Thanks again.
Karly Campbell says
I’m so glad your family enjoyed the cookies! Thanks, Robbie!
Ruchika says
Absolutely love this recipe and I used it to try it both with a combination of gluten free flours as well as regular all purpose flour. The all purpose flour cookies were so light, it’s unbelievable! The gluten free flour cookies also come out excellent. Banana and cinnamon flavor is just to die for. Thank you for this amazing recipe.
Karly Campbell says
I’m so glad the recipe turned out well with both types of flour! Thanks for sharing!
Liz M says
Has anyone used 1:1 Flour for gluten free cookies?
Denise Ellingson says
These cookies are delicious! I had 3 over ripe bananas that I wanted to find a use for and I found this recipe. These cookies are very light and cake like.. I used the quick oats because that is what I had. I only put in the one cup of chocolate chips that the recipe called for because I also added one cup of raisins. The next time I make them I will add an extra cup of chocolate chips – one is not enough! Using a small scoop this recipe this makes about 5 dozen cookies.
Cheryl says
Dumb question. Old fashion or quick oats?
Karly says
Not a dumb question! We use them pretty interchangeably in baking. If you want more texture, use old fashioned. If you want less texture, use quick oats. 🙂
LINDA SCHABB says
so easy to do and oh sooooo good!
Karly says
Thanks, Linda!
Cher says
New favorite cookie recipe! Easy and delish. I added an additional 1/4 of flour, as I feared the dough was too wet. I stuck two chocolate chips on top of each scoop, just because. I tagged you on Instagram. Thank you for this amazing recipe.
R. Scarpelli says
These cookies were awesome! Especially right out of the oven! ??
Karly says
So glad you enjoyed them!
Casey W. says
When we were married in 1967 we received an America Cooks cookbook. The Banana Nuggets recipe is similar, and includes a little nutmeg. Even made it vegan when the kids went through that stage. Now a favorite with the grands.
Karly says
Love the name Banana Nuggets! 🙂
Tanya says
These tasted pretty good, but texture came out more like banana bread or muffins, not chewy cookies. They also need to be flattened a bit first before baking or they will just stay mound-shaped (no spread). I followed recipe to the letter.
Victoria says
Hi I’m from México
I made these today and I love it
They’re very easy and delicious
Karly says
Thanks, Victoria!
Bradley Buttry says
Can I use quick oats
Karly says
Yep, should work fine.
Wesley says
Amazing. Simply amazing. I made these today and I’m in love. I think I found a new favorite recipe! I love blueberry banana bread….. so I might try to swap the chocolate chip for dried blueberries, but honestly except for that I wouldn’t change a thing!
Karly says
Great idea – I bet blueberries will be a good addition. 🙂 So glad you love the cookies!