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Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Cookies

October 21, 2018 6 Comments

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Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Cookies, an easy banana oatmeal cookie recipe loaded with chocolate, oatmeal, banana, and toffee chips! These rich homemade chocolate cookies are almost brownie-like and great with a big glass of milk.

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Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Cookies - homemade banana oatmeal cookies with chocolate and toffee chips

I couldn’t get enough of my Banana Oatmeal Cookies with Chocolate Chips and Walnuts so thought I’d change it up a little and add some chocolate to the batter and toffee chips for the walnuts. It resulted in these fabulous Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Cookies. The results were brownie-like and delicious if I do say so myself. The best!

Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Cookies - easy cookie recipe from scratch

I think I have a thing for cookies. I seem to have quite a few cookie recipes. I’m loving these Italian Anise Cookies and Panera copycat Kitchen Sink Cookies right now too.

I didn’t really realize until recently when I started thinking about what Christmas cookies I should make this year. Never too early to start thinking about Christmas cookies right?

These Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Cookies would definitely be great for the holidays and a cookie exchange, but really would be great any time of the year. They are almost brownie-like and packed with great flavor from the banana, chocolate, oats, and toffee chips.

Please note that toffee chips generally contain NUTS. So if you have a nut allergy in your family or bringing these cookies somewhere please keep that in mind. Be sure to check the product label if concerned as well.

If nuts are a concern, you can definitely substitute your favorite mix-ins for the chocolate chips and toffee chips, which I’ll talk more about in a minute.

Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Cookies - simple oatmeal cookie recipe with chocolate, banana, and toffee chips

How to Make Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Cookies

To start these Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Cookies, preheat your oven. Then line a couple of baking sheets with parchment paper sheets. I’m a big fan of parchment sheets for crispy cookie bottoms and easy clean-up.

To get started on the cookie batter, melt 1 cup of the mini chocolate chips in the microwave until smooth. Set them aside to cool while you continue with the cookie batter.

Next, in a large bowl mix the dry ingredients together including the flour, cornstarch, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.

In another large bowl beat together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then the vanilla. Then beat in the melted chocolate and mashed banana.

Make sure your melted chocolate is cool. You don’t want to cook your eggs and end up with scrambled eggs in your cookie!

For the mashed banana, make sure your banana is very ripe and soft. Mash it with the back of a fork until it’s mushy. You could also use banana baby food if you want. The banana flavor isn’t super strong in these cookies. You could add a little banana extract to the batter but I think it’s fine without.

Beat the dry ingredients into the butter and sugar mixture until just combined, then stir in the oats, chocolate chips, and toffee chips.

I used old-fashioned oats. If you substitute other types of oats,  your results may vary.

Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Cookies - easy banana oatmeal cookie recipe

I used a medium cookie scoop (about 1 1/2 tablespoons) which resulted in about 30 cookies but you can use any size scoop or spoon you want. Just be sure to adjust the baking time.

Scoop the cookie batter onto your baking sheets. These cookies do not spread or flatten much so you can flatten them slightly with your hand.

Bake the cookies for about 10-14 minutes or until golden brown around the edges. Rotate the pans halfway through baking for best results.

Let the cookies cool a bit, then place them on cooling racks to cool completely.

Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Cookies - homemade banana oatmeal cookies

Instead of adding the mini chocolate chips and toffee chips to the batter at the end of the recipe, you could substitute your favorite mix-ins. Chopped nuts, candy, or other baking chips would also work great.

A little almond extract to the batter would also be a great addition!

Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Cookies - easy homemade banana oatmeal cookies

These cookies came out soft on the inside and almost like a brownie with a crispy outside. They were gobbled up super quick!


Hope you enjoy these Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Cookies!

 

Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Cookies - easy homemade banana oatmeal cookies
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Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Cookies

Chocolate Banana Oatmeal cookies, an easy brownie-like homemade drop cookie recipe loaded with chocolate, banana, oats, and toffee chips. 
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Total Time 34 minutes
Yield 30 cookies
Author Lisa Huff

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups mini semi-sweet chocolate chips divided
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/3 cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup mashed ripe banana
  • 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
  • 1/2 cup toffee chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper
  • Place 1 cup of the mini chocolate chips in microwave safe bowl. Microwave in 20-second intervals or so, mixing after each interval, until chips are melted and smooth. Set aside to cool.
  • Mix together flour, cornstarch, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in small mixing bowl.
  • In a large mixing bowl, beat together softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, then vanilla and then the 1 cup of melted cooled mini chocolate chips then mashed banana.
  • Beat in dry ingredients to butter and sugar mixture until just combined, then stir in oats, remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips, and toffee chips.
  • Using a medium cookie scoop (1 1/2 tablespoons), scoop dough onto prepared baking sheet leaving about two inches in between cookies. Flatten the cookies slightly with your hand. 
  • Bake cookies about 10-14 minutes at 350 degrees F or until golden brown around edges, rotating pans about halfway through baking. Cool slightly, then transfer to cooling racks to cool completely.

Notes

SNAPPY TIPS: These cookies do not have an overly strong banana flavor. You can add a little banana extract if you'd like a stronger banana flavor. These cookies do not flatten a lot while baking, so if you want a slightly flatter cookie be sure to flatten the dough a little with your hand before baking.
SNAPPY SUBSTITUTIONS: Instead of chocolate chips and/or toffee chips you can add your favorite mix-ins such as other baking chips, nuts, chopped candy, etc. Almond extract would be a great substitute (or addition) to the vanilla extract.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keywords: easy cookie recipe, homeamde oatmeal cookies
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Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Cookies - easy homemade cookie recipe

Tags: banana, chocolate, christmas, cookie, cookie exchange, homemade, oatmeal, recipe, toffee chips Categories: Cookies, Desserts (All), Recipes

About the Author

Lisa Huff is a Cookbook Author, Freelance Recipe Developer, Food Photographer, Blogger/Writer, and award-winning home chef. She loves creating unique recipes from healthy to decadent including cocktails, appetizers, main dishes, dessert recipes and more and has appeared on various shows, publications, and websites. <More about Lisa Huff>

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  1. Eva says

    November 11, 2019 at 6:59 am

    How do I replace chocolate chips with unsweetened cocoa powder

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    • Lisa Huff says

      November 11, 2019 at 9:20 am

      I haven’t tried it so can’t say for sure how well it would work but instead of the 1 cup of melted chocolate chips you could try adding 6 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder as well as 7 Tablespoons granulated sugar and 1/4 cup softened butter. Chocolate chips have sugar and additional fat in them unlike cocoa powder.

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  2. Adriana Lopez Martin says

    October 23, 2018 at 2:10 pm

    Oh my goodness these are lovely I need to try them soon. I bet they are sweet and perfect for my coffee, love this baking season so many good treats to try!

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  3. Iryna says

    October 23, 2018 at 2:05 pm

    Anything with chocolate and I’m in. These cookies look like a perfect afternoon pick-me-up. I’m sure my kids would love them too.

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  4. Anvita says

    October 23, 2018 at 1:48 pm

    Love oatmeal cookies, they make an awesome breakfast on the go. love the idea of toffee chips.

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  5. Annemarie says

    October 23, 2018 at 1:33 pm

    These look amazing! The texture looks perfect, and the toffee chips give them a delicious flavor.

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