Banana Oatmeal Cookies

By newbaucher

To help interest my kids in cooking, I started with this recipe from my childhood. My mom made these cookies when I was young. Now my children like them as much as I did, and we quadruple the recipe to serve our large family. You can’t eat just one of these delicious goodies packed with chocolate and banana flavor.

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
• ¾ cup butter, softened
• 1 egg
• 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2)
• 1 ¾ cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 cup (6 oz) semisweet chocolate chips
• ½ cup chopped walnuts

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

In a mixing bowl, combine the first six ingredients; beat in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add egg, bananas and oats; mix well. Stir in chips and nuts.
Drop by tablespoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 13-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks.