Banana oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips are soft and thick. They have a subtle banana flavor and melted chocolate chips throughout.

banana oatmeal cookies in pile with banana slices. Glass bottle of milk

Time for a new cookie recipe! After making my walnut oatmeal cookies, I’ve been thinking about incorporating banana into my next batch. So I headed to the kitchen and whipped these babies up. To make them even better, I added loads of chocolate chunks. They are soft, chewy and perfectly sweet!

These cookies are the perfect use for overripe bananas. While I love my banana bread recipe, sometimes I love to have a cookie instead! All you need are a few basic pantry ingredients to make these chocolate chip banana oatmeal cookies.

banana oatmeal cookies on marble with slices of banana, chocolate chips and oats

How to make banana oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips

Banana oatmeal cookies require the following ingredients: flour, oats, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, butter, brown sugar, one ripe banana, egg, vanilla and chocolate chips.

  1. Whisk together dry ingredients—flour, oats, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
  2. Beat together butter, brown sugar and banana with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
  3. Add egg and vanilla. Mix until combined and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
  4. Add flour oat mixture with the mixer running on low. Mix just until combined (avoid over mixing). Stir in chocolate chips by hand.
  5. Cover bowl and chill dough for 30 minutes.
  6. Preheat oven to 350 F while the dough is chilling. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  7. Scoop chilled dough into balls using a medium cookie scoop (about 1 heaping tablespoon). Place on prepared baking sheet.
  8. Bake cookies for 12 to 14 minutes or until the edges turn golden and the center is soft. Cool cookies on pan for 5 minutes then transfer to wire baking sheet to cool completely.
bowl of wet banana mixture, bowl of dry flour ingredients, bowl of chocolate chips
glass bowl of banana oatmeal cookie dough with rubber spatula
hand scooping cookie dough onto parchment lined baking sheet

How to store banana oatmeal cookies

Banana oatmeal cookies should be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 days. Banana oatmeal cookies do not need to be refrigerated, but if stored in the refrigerator the cookies will last longer (about 5 to 7 days).

Yes, transfer cookie dough to an airtight container and securely close it with a lid. Store in the freezer for up to 3 months. Defrost in the refrigerator overnight before scooping dough into balls and baking.

Baked banana oatmeal cookies can also be stored in the freezer. Once the cookies have cooled, place them in an airtight container between layers of parchment paper to prevent them sticking together. Cookies will keep in the freezer for up to 1 month.

banana oatmeal cookies stacked on baking sheet

What to make with overripe bananas

If you have more overripe bananas, I suggest trying these recipes. They call for brown bananas!

banana oatmeal cookie with bite and melted chocolate chips

Adding a mashed banana to the dough cuts down on both sugar and butter while not sacrificing flavor or texture (similarly to banana oatmeal muffins). These chewy banana oatmeal cookies are a personal favorite of mine. They turn out soft and flavorful each time I bake them!

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banana oatmeal cookies on parchment paper with slices of banana, chocolate chips and oats

Get the Recipe: Oatmeal Banana Cookies with Chocolate Chips

Banana oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips are soft and thick. They have a subtle banana flavor and melted chocolate chips throughout.
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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups (187 g) all purpose flour
  • 1 cup (86 g) old fashioned rolled oats
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ cup (113 g or 1 stick) unsalted butter, , room temperature
  • ¾ cup (150 g) packed light brown sugar
  • cup mashed banana,, about one 7-inch ripe banana
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg,, room temperature
  • 1 ½ cups chocolate chips

Instructions 

  • Whisk together flour, oats, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  • In a medium bowl of a stand mixer, mix together the butter, brown sugar and banana until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Beat in vanilla and egg until incorporated. Scrape down sides when necessary.
  • With the mixer on low, gradually add the flour oat mixture and mix until just blended. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand.
  • Cover the bowl and chill the dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 350° F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Scoop a heaping tablespoon of dough and form into a ball (I like to use a medium cookie scoop for this). Place onto the parchment-lined cookie sheet. Bake for 12-14 minutes, or until edges are lightly browned and cookie centers are soft.
  • Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely. Store at room temperature in an airtight container.

Notes

Storing banana oatmeal cookies: Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 days or in the refrigerator for one week.
Freezing banana oatmeal cookie dough: Transfer dough to an airtight container. Store in the freezer for up to 3 months. Defrost in the refrigerator overnight before scooping into balls and baking.
High altitude adjustment: Decrease brown sugar by 1 tablespoon.
Serving: 1cookie, Calories: 131kcal, Carbohydrates: 19g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 6g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Cholesterol: 15mg, Sodium: 67mg, Potassium: 35mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 11g, Vitamin A: 123IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 19mg, Iron: 1mg

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