- Today, I'm gonna show you how to make
the easiest banana oatmeal cookies
and I know it might be hard to believe
but there are just three ingredients.
You don't even need eggs or sugar or milk.
You just need bananas, oats and your favorite mix-in
like chocolate chips.
That's it.
So let me show you how to make 'em.
To get started, preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
and then just set that off to the side.
You'll need two large bananas for this recipe
or bananas that are about yea big.
I consider these large
and they're best if they're fully ripe
and have a few spots on them
and they're just starting to soften a bit
as the banana will be naturally sweeter on the inside.
So peel the bananas and just break them off in chunks
into a large mixing bowl.
Use the back of a fork to mash the bananas
and after you've mashed for a minute or two,
the bananas should become really soft,
almost like a baby food puree
and that's the texture you're going for.
Add one and a half cups of quick cooking rolled oats
to the bowl and give that a stir.
You can use old fashioned rolled oats in this recipe
but I prefer quick cooking oats
as they're a thinner, smaller oat
which you can see here on the right
when compared to old fashioned rolled oats
and that will result in a cookie that is soft and chewy
rather than chunky
but of course, it's all personal preference.
As you mix the mashed bananas and the oats together,
the oats will start to absorb the banana
and the mixture will become thick and sticky.
Now, you can make cookies from just these two ingredients
but I love to add a half a cup of chocolate chips.
You could also add half a cup of raisins
or dried cranberries or even spices like cinnamon or nutmeg
and a tiny splash of vanilla extract.
Once you've got the base recipe down, it's really versatile
so feel free to tweak it to your liking.
To scoop the banana oatmeal cookies,
I'm using a one and a half tablespoon cookie scoop
which I'll link to below
and this just keeps all of the cookies about the same size.
So I'll scoop up a portion,
scrape off any excess on the side of the bowl
and add it to the baking sheet.
Keep dolloping the cookie mixture onto the baking sheet
and you should get about 15 cookies.
After you've dolloped all of the cookie dough,
you'll then need to flatten the cookies with your fingers
into flat round cookies.
These cookies will not flatten on their own
so just use your fingers to press down on them
and you may notice that the mixture
becomes a bit sticky on your fingers.
So if that happens, just wash your hands
as the dough will stick less to clean wet fingers.
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Bake the cookies for about 13 to 15 minutes
or until they're lightly golden on the edges.
They cook really fast and before you know it,
you will have delicious cookies to enjoy.
So that's it.
That's how easy it is to make
three ingredient banana oatmeal cookies.
Let the cookies cool
on the baking sheet for a couple of minutes
then you can pick them up
and enjoy them while they're slightly warm.
These cookies are great for a quick, healthier snack
and if you omit the chocolate chips
and add raisins or other dried fruit,
they're perfect as an on the go breakfast cookie.
I mean, it is just bananas and oats after all.
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