Description
These Banana Bread Cookies are soft, chewy, and packed with the comforting flavors of banana bread. Made with mashed banana, toasted walnuts, chocolate chips, and a hint of cinnamon, they’re the perfect blend of a cookie and your favorite quick bread.
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1½ cups light brown sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup mashed banana (about 1 ripe banana)
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- 2¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1½ teaspoons fine sea salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1½ cups chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread walnuts on a baking sheet and toast for 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, beat together brown sugar, butter, and mashed banana on medium speed for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Reduce speed to low and add in the oil and eggs, one at a time. Mix in vanilla extract, scraping down the bowl as needed.
- Add oats to a food processor and pulse until fine to create oat flour.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together oat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined.
- Fold in chocolate chips and toasted walnuts.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 12 hours and up to 3 days. Do not skip this step.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Use a medium cookie scoop to portion dough and place cookies about 2 inches apart on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, then cool on the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Do not skip the chilling step; it’s essential for flavor development and texture.
- Use overripe bananas for the best banana flavor.
- You can swap walnuts for pecans or omit them if desired.
- Cookies can be stored in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 225
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
