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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup nondairy butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups raw sugar
- 1/2 banana, mashed
- 2 teaspoons real vanilla extract
- 2 cups oat flour
- 2/3 cup cocoa powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar, banana, and vanilla extract with a hand mixer until light and fluffy.
In a separate bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture until well blended. Stir in the chocolate chips. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
Bake for 8-10 minutes, or just until set. Cool slightly on the baking sheets before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
Variation 1: Instead of nondairy butter, try: regular butter, Canola oil, Coconut oil, trans-fat-free shortening
Variation 2: Instead of raw sugar, try any other granulated natural sweetener
Variation 3: Instead of mashed banana, try: butternut squash puree, pumpkin puree, banana puree (baby food), prune puree (baby food), applesauce
Variation 4: Instead of oat flour, try any other flour, preferably whole-grain, especially whole-wheat pastry flour
Variation 5: Instead of chocolate chips, try: 2 cups mini-chocolate chips (for more chips in each cookie), 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips and 1/2 cup chopped nuts, such as walnuts, pecans, almonds, or peanuts, 1 cup chocolate chips and 1 cup raisins (or any other dried fruit), 1 cup chopped dried fruit