Skinny Banana Oat (Chocolate Chip) Cookies, oh my

As I mentioned before, I am no cook.  But, I saw this recipe on Pinterest and decided I had to try it! It was very easy to do and I already had all of the ingredients!  Here is my recipe for the 2 ingredient delicious cookies! Or you can click here for the original recipe. 

Skinny Banana Oat Chocolate Chip Cookies

(makes 10-15 cookies)



 

Prep time: about 5-10 minutes

Cook time: 13-15 minutes





Ingredients:

2 ripe bananas

Quaker oats (3/4 a cup)

Nestle semi-sweet chocolate chips (1/4 a cup) (optional)

 

Materials needed:

1 large bowl

a fork

parchment paper (optional)

 

Directions:  

Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

 

Step 2: Mash 2 ripe bananas in a large bowl using a fork. 

 

Step 3: Add 3/4 a cup of oats and mix together thoroughly with the mashed bananas.

 

Step 4: Optional: Add 1/4 a cup of chocolate chips

OR

add 1/4 a cup of any additional add-ins

(i.e. pecans, blueberries, cinnamon, raisins)

 

Step 5: Cover a pan with parchment paper (the website suggested to use a greased pan, but I found parchment paper to be much easier for clean-up and for the bottoms of cookies to not be so brown)

 

Step 6: Place banana mixture onto the parchment paper in small cookie-sized balls using a fork or spoon. 

 

Step 7: Put into oven and bake for 13-15 minutes. 

 

These "skinny" cookies are about 50-60 calories a cookie.  Compared to a regular chocolate chip cookie (about 100 calories per large or medium sized cookie), that is about 40-50 calories less! These cookies go great with a clean eating lifestyle as a snack or for a breakfast on-the-go!

 

Enjoy!