Banana Oatmeal Cookies

Chef #1345159's Note:

A delicious oatmeal cookie recipe adapted from myrecipes.com. They smell so wonderfully of bananas. Feel free to add chocolate chips or nuts or dried fruit! I actually forgot to add the salt that was in the original recipe and didn't add the chocolate chips either.

• Total Time: 47 mins
• Prep Time: 7 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 48

Yield: 48.0 cookies

• ½ cup mashed ripe banana (about 1 medium)
• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• ¼ cup butter , softened
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups old fashioned oats
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Add egg; beat well.
3. lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, oats, and baking soda in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add flour mixture to banana mixture in bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended.
4. Drop batter by tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until golden. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove cookies from pans; cool completely on wire racks.