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Banana Oatmeal Cookies

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  • Prep 25 min
  • Total 40 min
  • Servings 36
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Enjoy the taste of rich and creamy bananas in your next batch of cookies! This recipe for easy banana oatmeal cookies has some of our favorite ingredients from classic banana recipes like raisins and walnuts, but we also added heart-healthy old-fashioned oats to give them an irresistible soft and chewy texture. These delightful banana oatmeal cookies only take about 40 minutes to make the whole batch, no rolling or shaping required. Scoop a little vanilla ice cream over these banana cookies for a sweet and crunchy decadent dessert the whole family will enjoy.
Updated Sep 14, 2020
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups old-fashioned oats
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (about 3 medium)
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, mix oats, raisins, walnuts and salt. In medium bowl, mix bananas, oil and vanilla. Add banana mixture to dry ingredients, stirring until blended. Let stand 15 minutes.
  • 2
    Onto ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls.
  • 3
    Bake 15 minutes or until lightly golden. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Switch up your nuts for a different crunch. Chopped pecans can also be used in this recipe instead of the walnuts.
  • tip 2
    Substitute dried cranberries instead of raisins for a colorful and tasty twist on these delicious cookies!
  • tip 3
    Don’t just wait for your bananas to get ripe before you are ready to bake with bananas - keep a few bananas frozen in the freezer. To freeze bananas - take a banana that is ripe to slightly over-ripe and peel it before placing it in a labelled freezer-safe bag. To use, let the banana thaw for a few minutes on the counter before mixing into your baking recipe. For more tips and tricks for freezing fruit that is ready to use for baking or smoothies, take a look at our guide How to Freeze Fresh Fruit.
  • tip 4
    More banana cookie recipes? Yes, please! Take a look at this recipe for Chunky Banana-Chocolate Chip Cookies or this one for Banana- Rainbow Chip Cookies for a few sweet and tasty ideas. Or scroll through our collection of Banana Recipes for more banana-filled inspiration.
  • tip 5
    Are you craving classic banana bread after making these delicious cookies? Our beloved Banana Bread recipe is about as classic as you can get! In fact, it has been printed in every edition of the Betty Crocker Cookbook.

Nutrition

80 Calories, 4 1/2g Total Fat, 1g Protein, 9g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
80
Total Fat
4 1/2g
0%
Saturated Fat
0g
0%
Sodium
35mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
9g
0%
Dietary Fiber
1g
0%
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Fruit; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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