Banana Bread Chocolate Chip Cookies

I’m a huge fan of oatmeal cookies, but I have never been a fan of raisins. So, what better substitute than chocolate?! I happened to have a couple of over ripe bananas on my counter. I couldn’t decide between chocolate chip banana bread  or oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, until a light bulb went off. BANANA BREAD OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES! These were such a hit in the house! The whole batch was gone in 2 days!

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of plain oats
• 2 cups of flour
• 3 teaspoons of baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
• 4 tablespoons of butter (melted)
• 2 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
• 1 cup of maple syrup
• 1/2 cup of ripe banana (mashed)
• 1 large egg white (no yolk)
• 1/3 cup of mini chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Set oven to 325°F.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine all of your dry ingredients – Oats, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
3. In a separate bowl, combine all of your wet ingredients – Butter, maple syrup, vanilla, banana, and egg white. (Make sure banana is mashed thoroughly, no big chunks!)
4. Combine your dry and wet ingredients together. Fold/mix everything together with a plastic spatula. Next, fold in the chocolate chips.
5. With a cookie scoop, portion out cookie dough into about 20 even scoops. Place cookie scoops onto a lined sheet pan. (Line pan with tin foil or parchment paper & spray lightly with cooking spray.)
6. Place in 325°F oven for 15-20 minutes. Rotate pans half way through cooking process.