These chewy low-fat banana chocolate oatmeal cookies are an excellent option for a healthy cookie! This recipe is easy to make, and is something the entire family will enjoy baking-and eating!
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Typically I'm not a fan of "healthy" baked goods. I figure if you're going to splurge on a treat, just eat a small amount of a delicious full-fat item. It was with some trepidation that I gave these cookies a try. Let me tell you that they are a winner!
Why you'll love this recipe
The ingredients are simple (I didn't even have to make a trip to the grocery store), and they come together in a flash. In fact, if you don't tell people that they are low-fat, no one will know the difference. That's precisely what I plan to do when I bring these cookies to work for my coworkers tomorrow.
Heather's helpful hints
I've discovered a wonderful baking gadget that I would recommend to anyone that likes to bake cookies. A Silpat baking sheet is a mat that will turn your pan into a non-stick surface.
You can use Silpat for any baking recipe that calls for parchment paper. Since nothing sticks to it, you save tons of time during the cleanup process. You can check it out on Amazon.
Recipe
Chewy Low Fat Banana Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter room temperature
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar unpacked
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup banana ripe and mashed
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups quick oats
- ¾ cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°; line two baking sheets with parchment paper or use a silpat baking sheet.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. In a large bowl, with a mixer, cream together the butter and the sugars on medium speed. Add the egg, followed by the mashed banana and vanilla extract. Working by hand, stir in the flour mixture and the oats until just combined and no streaks of flour remain; stir in the chocolate chips.
- Drop heaping tablespoonfuls of the dough onto prepared baking sheets. Bake for about 10-12 minutes, or until cookies become light brown at the edges. Let cool on baking sheet for 3 or 4 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Please leave us a rating and feedback in the comments section at the bottom of this post. I always love to hear your thoughts and ideas on what went well - and didn't - with a recipe!
Happy Baking!
Heather
Tracy Lee Karner says
By the way, I'm still majorly P.O.-ed about the search at the airport. I'm trying to figure out how to track down those people so I can give them a good, scolding talk-to. It's ridiculous, that anything like that happens.
Heather @ Sweet Precision says
Oh my goodness, it was such a violating experience. Everything was completely professional but still it was not fun at all!!! It happened in Casablanca so I figure things are just done differently there!
Tracy Lee Karner says
I guess it's the drug traffic... ?
sprinklesandsauces says
wow! congratulations! sounds like a wonderful trip! loving these cookies also! :)
Heather @ Sweet Precision says
Yay, I'm glad you like them! So simple to make too :)
tableofcolors says
Soundia like you had a wonderful time...so happy for you! ❤️ Those cookies look wonderful, love recipes that are healthier but still full of flavor. I agree I normally do not go for the low-fat dessert but these look great!
Heather @ Sweet Precision says
Thank you! It's a pretty fun and versatile recipe- that's what I like about it. I was thinking of maybe doing nuts instead of the chocolate next time :)
K. / Pure & Complex says
I love a oatmeal cookie recipe and this looks completely scrumptious. Wonderful post
Heather @ Sweet Precision says
Thank you!!
Francesca says
Sounds like you had a great wedding and a fantastic honeymoon! Challenges happen all the time. The important thing is not to let them cast a shadow on your time together and I'm sure you didn't!
I love your cookies! I'm starting to enjoy oatmeal cookies lately and I'm totally bookmarking your recipe!
Heather @ Sweet Precision says
You're so right Francesca! When we found ourselves getting frustrated, we just reminded each other that we were on our honeymoon!! There are always things that will go wrong, you just have to work around them :)
Just Add Attitude says
Hello Heather and welcome back to bogland. It sounds like you had a wonderful time at and post your wedding. Although I am sorry to hear of the delayed flight. And especially about the strip search. my heart goes out to you. I love the sound of these especially the chewy and chocolate elements. I have a too large a bunch of bananas in the house and I was going to make banana bread but now I think I will make these instead. ;)
Heather @ Sweet Precision says
It feels so wonderful to be back :) I actually had fun over the past couple weeks going around and seeing what everyone had been up to. It's amazing how much you can miss in such a short time frame. I loved the updates from your photography class. I think it's so wonderful that you're doing that! I hope you enjoy the recipe, it's such a breeze to make and was definitely one of my favorites!!
Sherri says
Welcome back Heather, lovely to see you looking so radiant and happy in your beautiful new photo! Sounds like you had a wonderful wedding and honeymoon, sounds absolutely dreamy apart from the missed first day and a strip search. How horrible to have to go through that. I thought I would have to when we flew to France in the summer as I kept setting off the security buzzer and they couldn't find out why!!! As always, your cookies look and sound absolutely yummy. And as for the Silpat, I'm getting one of those, it sounds miraculous, thanks so much for the great tip :-)
Heather @ Sweet Precision says
Oh thank you Sherri! It felt so good to get back into the kitchen. I'd missed the routine of baking, taking pictures, and writing a little story. I'd also forgotten how time consuming it can be! I hope you enjoy your Silpat. I'm tempted to get another because it made everything such a breeze and my least favorite part of any cooking is the cleanup.
Tracy Lee Karner says
These are a winner, indeed. I'm going to bake a batch this weekend, perhaps even today. Ken has been wanting a treat (he usually bakes his own, but has too much going on at the moment to find the time/energy for baking), and I refuse to bake anything that isn't healthy enough for me to also eat. I'll tell him these are from you. Thanks! (P.S. I love my silpat)
Tracy Lee Karner says
I'm sharing this on Facebook.
Heather @ Sweet Precision says
How wonderful, I really hope that you enjoy them Tracy! Both Matt and I were a fan of these cookies. In fact, I was thinking that you could even swap in some nuts for the chocolate chips if you wanted. I hope that you and Ken enjoy them! P.S. I don't know how I made it this far without my silpat, it's so amazing!
Tracy Lee Karner says
So (I can never not fiddle with a recipe) -- I used half white whole wheat flour, cut the sugars to 1/3 cup each and added 1/4 cup of real maple syrup, and substituted 1/2 cup of chopped pecans for the chocolate chips. Ken LOVES them! And they're healthy food, as long as we don't eat more than one a day. This recipe is going into our "favorites" file.
Heather @ Sweet Precision says
I am so glad that you had fun making some tweaks to this recipe Tracy! I love to do the same thing when I'm baking : ) I really like the idea of using part whole wheat flour and swapping out the chocolate for nuts.
Mom says
Welcome back. Your online friends missed you even though we knew you were having the adventure of a lifetime. I love banana bread, enjoy oatmeal in baking and am a fan of low fat. These cookies sound like they may be a winner in our home. Thanks Heather.
Heather @ Sweet Precision says
It's been such a long time since I was in the kitchen, it felt good to get back! Of course, Maya was helping me along the way :)