This recipe has been in the family for over 15 years. It’s simple, healthy, and makes a great treat. My son loves them so much, that we caught him using his stool in the kitchen at 4 am, to eat as many as he could before anyone woke up!! But you know what, better these than a bag of Mr. Christie’s. I can assure you, there is a lot less sugar.

Oats, bananas, cinnamon, and few sprinkled chocolate chips make up these delicious gluten-free cookies, which are also ideal for snack time after school or on the go.

OATS ARE AWESOME!

Eat one cup of oats and you’ll rack up nearly 70% of your daily needs for manganese, a mineral that helps enzymes in bone formation. You’ll also get good helpings of vitamin B1 and magnesium. (source)

Healthy Oat Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Author: Emily Smith
Total Time: 15
Yield: 12 1x

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Scrumptious healthy oat cookies, made with bananas and sprinkled with chocolate chips (or raisins, craisins, walnuts…etc.) – for a perfect snack.

Ingredients

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3 very ripe bananas (or frozen, thawed) – mashed
½ cup brown sugar or sugar substitute
1 egg
Cinnamon
Pinch of salt
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
2 cups of rolled oats (gluten-free)
½ chocolate chips

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F.
In a medium bowl, whisk egg and vanilla together. Add in sugar and mashed bananas. Stir in oatmeal, cinnamon, salt, and lastly the chocolate chips.
On two lightly greased baking sheets (or use parchment paper), drop spoonfuls of dough with 2 inch spaces in between.
Bake for 12-14 minutes.
Let cool completely before transferring from baking sheet to plate to enjoy!

Notes

If cookie dough is too runny, add more oats.

Hope you enjoy these as much as we do! Make sure to try them with other healthy options like walnuts, coconut, raisins, and strawberries. Yum!

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Emily Smith

Emily Smith is the Editor of The Best of This Life who has been writing in the lifestyle niche and creating delicious recipes for over 10 years. Her work has been featured on BRIT + CO, Today's Parent, Chatelaine, Huffington Post, The Pioneer Woman, and Food Bloggers of Canada. She writes about family, food, entertaining, home decor, wellness, travel and a litany of other topics. She loves sharing her three core values - love life, live well, share the beauty - and encourages her readers to enjoy the best of their lives every day. She lives in Ottawa with her loving husband, two darling children, and dreams of one day owning a puppy.

5 Comments

Marta says:

January 21, 2015 at 10:00 am

Oats, yes! Banana, yes! Chocolate chips, yes! Healthy, yes! Making them…you BET! Great recipe, can’t wait to try it out 🙂

.:Marta:.

Christy@SweetandSavoring says:

January 21, 2015 at 10:13 am

Banana and chocolate chip is one of my favorite flavor combos! And I love how few ingredients the cookies have.

tinajo says:

January 21, 2015 at 2:40 pm

Looks very yummy!

1. Emily Smith says:
  
  February 3, 2015 at 2:58 pm
  
  Thank you Tina!
  
Minnie@thelady8home says:

January 26, 2015 at 10:02 pm

This sounds such a healthy cookie. Anything with chocolate and I am for it.

Healthy Oat Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies