Oatmeal Chocolate-Chip Cookies
- Total Time
- 40 minutes
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Ingredients
- ½cup all-purpose flour
- ¼teaspoon salt
- 1teaspoon baking soda
- 1½cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 5tablespoons low-calorie stick margarine
- ⅓cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- ⅓cup granulated sugar
- ½cup pureed banana (about ½ large banana)
- 1teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼cup semisweet chocolate chips or mini chocolate chips
Nutritional analysis per serving (36 servings)
56 calories; 2 grams fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 1 gram monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 9 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 5 grams sugars; 1 gram protein; 49 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Step 2
In a large bowl, stir together the flour, salt, baking soda and oats. Set aside. Melt the margarine on the stove in a small pan; do not allow it to brown. Or place it in a glass cup and melt in a microwave oven set on high for 50 seconds. Pour the margarine into a medium-size mixing bowl and add the sugars, banana and vanilla extract. Using a rubber spatula or a wooden spoon, stir until smooth.
- Step 3
Add the margarine mixture to the flour ingredients and stir until it forms a dough. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Step 4
Spoon the dough by level tablespoons onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 1 inch apart. Bake the cookies on the middle rack of the oven until lightly puffed and golden, 8 to 10 minutes. They should be a little soft, but not too squishy in the center. Remove from the oven and transfer to wire racks. They will firm up further as they cool. Serve the cookies warm or cool.
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Comments
This is a tasty lower-fat alternative to traditional oatmeal cookies. The banana is a standard substitute and works well here. I confess I miss the higher-fat cookies though ;)
I’m not vegan and have never enjoyed the flavor of banana bread. Can I reverse engineer this by using a real egg instead of the banana and butter instead of margarine? Thank you!
I used 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt since I didn't have a banana. The oats held together well. I also used quick oats. The cookies were tasty and good.
I tried this with instant apples and cinnamon oats (the kind that come in packets) and left out the sugar. Not bad!
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