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Little Dairy On The Prairie » Recipes » Course » Desserts » Healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Cookies

Healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Cookies

Created by Amy Engberson 24 Comments

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If you love chocolate chip cookies, and banana bread, you are in luck! Healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Cookies are a perfect marriage between the two. They are just sweet enough they will pass for dessert or even breakfast!

Healthy Banana Cookies

Can I hear a hip hip hooray? The kids are finally out of school and we are thrilled. That means the cutest part of our work crew is back to help on the farm. I guess for some families that means their kids get to sleep in and hang around the house all day. That’s not exactly how it works on the farm. We bounce them out of bed pretty early so they can help with all kinds of chores.

My kids bring a lunch from home to school every day. And I feel the need to send them a little treat in their lunches. You know, just to show them I love them. Not having to pack lunches is such a relief. But, now that the kids are home they are bopping in the house throughout the day to grab a quick snack. It needs to be quick and easy to grab and go. And it needs to be quick for me to make because I don’t want to be in the house any longer than I have to. Chocolate chip banana cookies are a little healthier than Death By Chocolate Crispy Treats or these super easy Butterscotch Bar Cookies but they still deliver.

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Grab a few ripe, or overripe, bananas and add them to the bowl of a mixer. Cream them until they are mashed and smooth. I didn’t do this next step right because I got distracted while I was on the phone trying to fix an employee’s, who no longer works here, child support problem. Why is his child support problem my problem anyway? Okay, back to the cookies. Add the butter and sugar to the bananas and cream again. This way the butter won’t be lumpy.

Then add the eggs and vanilla and cream again for about 2 minutes.

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In a separate bowl mix all the dry ingredients together except nuts and chocolate chips. Add to the banana mixture and beat until combined.

Add chocolate chips and nuts. Stir until they are incorporated.

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Line a baking sheet with parchment paper of spray with nonstick cooking spray. Drop cookies using a medium size cookie scoop.

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Bake for 8-10 minutes for flatter and chewier cookies, or 10-12 minutes for a more puffy cake like cookie.

You know my rule, if any food contains fruit, it’s healthy, and can be considered breakfast! Go ahead and grab a healthy cookie first thing in the morning! After all, they do have bananas!

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These cookies are like having chocolate chip cookies and banana bread in the same bite! Besides that healthy banana cookies are so easy to grab and go!

Banana Cookies (Healthy)

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Course: Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 24
Author: Amy

Ingredients

  • 2 bananas
  • 1/4 c. butter softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 c. sugar
  • 1/2 c. brown sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 1/4 c. flour
  • 1 1/2 c. oats ground into flour
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1 1/2 c. semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 c. chopped walnuts

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Add bananas to bowl of stand mixer. Mix until mashed and creamy.
  • Add butter and sugar to bananas and mix again until creamed.
  • Add egg and vanilla and mix until well beaten, about 2 minutes.
  • In a separate bowl add flour, ground oats, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir to combine.
  • Add flour mixture to banana mixture and mix until combined.
  • Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts if desired.
  • Drop cookies onto parchment lined baking sheets using a small cookie scoop, about an 1/8 cup.
  • Bake 8-10 minutes. Watch carefully so you don't over bake.
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Everything you love about in banana bread and chocolate chip cookies in one bite! Healthy enough for breakfast!

Everything you love about in banana bread and chocolate chip cookies in one bite! Healthy enough for breakfast!

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About Amy Engberson

I live on a dairy with my husband and three boys. Although we are in the business of raising cattle, we really are in the business of raising boys. I am passionate about catching up with each other at meal times. My love language is food. And I hope that my men feel the love in every bite. Read more...

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  1. Laura / I Heart Naptime says

    May 31, 2016 at 12:44 pm

    Yum! These remind me of the cookies my husband’s grandma use to make, and we sadly did not get her recipe. I bet this is it, or verrrrry close!

    Reply
    • Amy Engberson says

      May 31, 2016 at 5:04 pm

      Grandma recipes are the best! Hope this one measures up!

      Reply
  2. Heather | All Roads Lead to the Kitchen says

    May 31, 2016 at 4:27 pm

    I have 3 more days of packing lunches this school year, and my kids would love it if I snuck a couple of these into them. They sound great!

    Reply
    • Amy Engberson says

      May 31, 2016 at 5:05 pm

      Yay for summer! I always throw a little treat in my kids lunches. I think they deserve it!

      Reply
  3. Michelle De La Cerda says

    May 31, 2016 at 7:55 pm

    These cookies would go over well here at my house. Anytime I am baking something I seem to get distracted too! I totally feel ya!

    Reply
    • Amy Engberson says

      June 1, 2016 at 11:45 am

      Haha! It’s easy to get distracted! I love having treats ready for my kids!

      Reply
  4. Cathy Trochelman says

    May 31, 2016 at 8:50 pm

    These look awesome, Amy! I love the addition of banana!

    Reply
    • Amy Engberson says

      June 1, 2016 at 11:45 am

      Bananas just make everything soft and yummy!

      Reply
  5. Nutmeg Nanny says

    May 31, 2016 at 9:09 pm

    I love the idea of healthy cookies. These looks fabulous!

    Reply
    • Amy Engberson says

      June 1, 2016 at 11:44 am

      Don’t get me wrong, I still love regular cookies but I like having a healthy cookie option in my stash of recipes!

      Reply
  6. Sabrina says

    May 31, 2016 at 9:39 pm

    I love adding banana to baked goods! We always have an extra supply of bananas because my kids go through them like crazy!

    Reply
    • Amy Engberson says

      June 1, 2016 at 11:43 am

      My kids always want to buy bananas but then they can’t seem to eat them all so I end up baking with them!

      Reply
  7. Sandi (@fearless_dining) says

    May 31, 2016 at 10:38 pm

    Man, I could eat like 10 of these…they look so good. I love that you kept these healthy.

    Reply
    • Amy Engberson says

      June 1, 2016 at 11:42 am

      Once I start eating treats I can’t contain myself! Thank goodness they are healthier than regular cookies!

      Reply
  8. Lisa says

    June 21, 2016 at 9:06 pm

    Can you substitute the butter for anything else?

    Reply
    • Amy Engberson says

      July 17, 2016 at 11:43 pm

      I’m a dairy farmer, so I only use butter! We don’t buy margarine or shortening, or any other non dairy substitutes in this house! Honestly, I haven’t tried anything else because I already know butter is so yummy!

      Reply
  9. Nadia says

    March 12, 2017 at 9:50 pm

    Can I use whole wheat flour In this recipe and can I substitute honey for the white sugar? These look so yummy! And we always have extra bananas in the house.

    Reply
    • Amy Engberson says

      March 16, 2017 at 3:08 pm

      I imagine you could substitute whole wheat flour and it would be fine although the texture might be a little more dense. As far as substituting honey goes I haven’t tried it but the rule I usually for substiting honey in baking is 2/3 cup honey for one cup sugar and reduce the baking temperature by 25 degrees. Let me know if you try it!

      Reply
  10. Michelle says

    May 2, 2018 at 10:29 am

    Do the oats have to be ground?

    Reply
    • Amy Engberson says

      May 2, 2018 at 10:31 pm

      You could leave them unground if you’d like. I prefer the texture of ground oats!

      Reply
  11. Kay Day says

    April 26, 2020 at 3:25 pm

    I want to bake these cookies and I have about 2 1/2 cups oat flour already ground, but I can’t remember how many cups of oats I used to grind it! Can you tell me how many cups of oat flour I need?

    Reply
    • Amy Engberson says

      May 12, 2020 at 7:11 pm

      Hi Kay! It will depend on how finely you ground the oats. Typically a cup of oats will grind down to about 1/2 a cup of oat flour, maybe a little more. Hopefully that helps!

      Reply
      • Kay says

        May 13, 2020 at 4:04 pm

        Thanks, Amy. The cookies are delicious. My husband said, “They don’t taste healthy!” And he meant it in a good way in reference to previous recipes for healthy cookies that definite did taste healthy but weren’t very good. These were great!

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        • Amy Engberson says

          May 14, 2020 at 6:06 pm

          Haha! I have the same reaction to “healthy” in recipes and automatically think it’s not going to taste very good! Thank goodness these ones actually taste like cookies and are still pretty healthy! Glad you enjoyed them!

          Reply
Hi I’m Amy! Welcome to my stinky farm life where my days are filled with chasing kids and cows! It’s all about simply delicious food around here! If you leave my house hungry…it’s your own fault! Read More..

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