Either I have an obsession with bananas or I don’t use them fast enough before they start turning a speckled color. Probably the later, but it’s a good thing. I’m always looking to use up the over ripe bananas in new and yummy ways. This is another one of those recipes that was in my mother’s recipe box. It reminds me of banana bread flavored oatmeal sprinkled with sweet chocolate chips. I love that it is has some healthy ingredients such as bananas and oatmeal; perfect for a lunchbox treat.
Feel free to omit the dairy free chocolate chips, but I think they add the perfect amount of sweetness to the moist and chewy cookie. The smell in the oven is reminiscent of freshly baked banana bread. On a cold, snowy spring day here in Chicago, I can’t think of a more perfect treat.
Enjoy and Happy Baking!
Dairy, Egg and Nut Free Banana Oat Cookies
3/4 c. dairy free margarine (12 T.)
1 c. granulated sugar
1 1/4 c. mashed overripe bananas
1 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
1 3/4 c. unbleached all purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 1/2 c. quick cooking oats
1/2 c. dairy free chocolate chips ( I use Divvies or Enjoy Life)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. In the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the dairy free margarine, sugar, mashed bananas and vanilla until smooth. In a separate medium bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg with a wire whisk. Add to margarine mixture and combine thoroughly. Stir in oats and dairy free ch0colate chips.
Use cookie scooper to divide dough evenly on prepared cookie sheets. Bake 12-15 minutes, or until light brown. Cool completely on cookie sheets.
Those sound yummy… can’t wait to try them!
They are yummy! I whipped up a batch this afternoon with my son and we both love them! We did raisins instead of chocolate chips (his preference not mine, hehe!) and they are especially yummy when they are still warm like warm banana bread. Thanks for the yummy recipes, keep em coming!
Very good and easy to make. Raisins are a great idea and makes it a little healthier.
Thank you Kelly for another great recipe! I love all of your banana recipes because, like you, I always have left over bananas in my house and am always trying to find new ways to use them up. My kids loved this cookies and so did the little boy (with severe food allergies) that I care for during the week!
I purchased your cookbook shortly after it became available and I have made almost everything in it. Even though my family does not have food allergies, they know that most of the baked goods I make now are “allergy-free”, and for the most part they can’t ever tell the difference!
I made these over the weekend for my milk/egg allergic daughter. They came out great, even at high altitude – 7700 feet. Thanks for the great recipe.
Thank you so much for your amazing website! I brought these and your chocolate whoopie pies to my family Easter get together and they all loved them and didn’t even know they were different. It was so nice to have treats that everyone was eating to give to my daughter. Food allergies are so hard but knowing other people have the same struggles makes it better somehow.
Haven’t had time to give you an update but I made these a couple weeks ago and they were soooo good. We usually can’t wait for anything to cool off before trying and these were no different. Out of the oven they are warm mini-bites of banana bread that are so delish with a cup of cold rice milk. I shared some with a co-worker and she loved them, too. She said she gave each of her sons one to try while she was driving them to school. After her first bite, she decided to keep the rest to enjoy with her coffee on her commute to work. : )
Kelly these were SO yummy – I made them this weekend and have been including them in my son’s (the one with allergies AND the one without!) lunchboxes all week – justifying the “treat” with the fact that they contain oatmeal and bananas! They have also found their way into my morning or afternoon snack too! Thanks for another winner.
Yummy! I didn’t have enough bananas so made up the difference with applesauce – worked well and super delicious.
[...] these banana oat cookies are soooo yummy straight out the oven and into my ‘avoiding-healthkick’ tummy … [...]
These cookies look delicious — way better than the chocolate-banana-oat cookies I make for my son. I’ll have to give this recipe a try. Thanks!
thanks! let me know how you like it!
Just made these with Splenda instead of sugar for my husband’s birthday. They are delicious!