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Chewy Banana Oatmeal Cookies: 7 Secrets to Perfectly Chewy

Chewy Banana Oatmeal Cookies

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Deliciously chewy banana oatmeal cookies filled with chocolate chips.

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks), softened
  • 3/4 cup golden brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup bananas (about 2 bananas)
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 3 cups old fashioned oatmeal
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, mix 1 cup softened butter, 3/4 cups brown sugar, and 1/2 cup granulated sugar using an electric hand mixer.
  2. Mash up 2 bananas using a potato masher or a fork and add it to the butter mixture along with 2 eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat that on medium speed until well combined.
  3. Hold a fine-mesh sieve over the bowl of the banana and butter and add in 2 cups of all-purpose flour, 3/4 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg. Then sift the dry ingredients in, and mix together at low speed.
  4. Add 3 cups of old-fashioned rolled oats along with 1 cup of semisweet chocolate chips. Mix everything together with a spatula.
  5. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and scoop out mounds of the banana oatmeal cookie dough using a medium cookie scoop.
  6. You can round them into balls in your hands or top with chocolate chips (optional). Now bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 8-9 minutes.

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