Easy Healthy Banana Oatmeal Cookies for Breakfast or Snack

Ripe bananas and quick oats form the base of these lightly sweet banana oatmeal cookies.

Ingredients

Measure the ingredients below before you begin. Optional additions are marked in the list.

• 3 ripe bananas, mashed (approximately 1 ¼ cups)
• 2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
• ½ cup chocolate chips or desired mix-ins (e.g., shredded coconut, dried cranberries, raisins)

How to make it

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

2. In a large bowl, mash the ripe bananas thoroughly.

3. Stir in the honey (or maple syrup), egg, and vanilla extract until everything is well combined.

4. Add the quick-cooking oats, cinnamon, and sea salt to the wet ingredients. Mix until they are all incorporated.

5. If using, gently stir in the chocolate chips or other desired mix-ins until evenly distributed throughout the dough.

6. Use a 1 tablespoon measuring spoon or a 1 ½ TBS cookie scoop to drop portions of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving about 2 inches between each cookie.

7. Bake in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the tops are just set and the bottoms are very lightly browned.

8. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before carefully transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Tips and serving

Use quick oats as listed and allow the cookies to firm up on the baking sheet before transferring them.

For more ideas, try Easy Banana Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars for Healthy Snacks or Easy Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies with Gooey Centers.