Active Time

　　15 minutes

　　Total Time

　　30 minutes

　　

Ingredients

Makes 30 cookies

　　3 bananas (preferably ripe or spotty bananas)

　　2 cups old fashioned oats

　　1 cup pitted and chopped dried dates

　　1/4 cup oil

　　1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

　　1/2 cup chocolate chips, walnuts or raisins

　　1/4 teaspoon salt

　　

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

　　

Step 2

Mash bananas in a bowl, and mix in the remaining ingredients.

　　

Step 3

Allow the mixture to sit for 10 minutes.

　　

Step 4

Using a mini ice cream scoop or tablespoon, place the batter onto a Silpat or parchment-lined baking sheet.

　　

Step 5

Bake for 25 Minutes.

　　

Step 6

Cool and serve.

　　

Step 7

To make into bars - place dough in a greased 7x11 dish, bake for 35-40 minutes then allow to cool. Cut into bars or squares.

　　

Step 8

To Freeze: allow cookies to cool after baking then place in a Ziploc bag, label and freeze for up to 3 months.

　　Cooks' Note

　　This recipe was originally published on Weelicious as "Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies".