Chocolate Oatmeal Breakfast Cookie (Print View)

A wholesome blend of oats, banana, and chocolate for a nutritious morning treat.

# Components:

→ Dry Ingredients

01 - 1 cup rolled oats
02 - 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
03 - 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
04 - 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
05 - Pinch of salt

→ Wet Ingredients

06 - 2 large ripe bananas, mashed
07 - 2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey
08 - 1 tablespoon melted coconut oil or unsalted butter
09 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

→ Add-ins

10 - 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
11 - 2 tablespoons chopped nuts (optional)

# Directions:

01 - Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
02 - In a large bowl, mix rolled oats, cocoa powder, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt until evenly distributed.
03 - In a separate bowl, mash bananas until smooth, then stir in maple syrup or honey, melted coconut oil or butter, and vanilla extract.
04 - Add wet ingredients to the dry mixture and stir gently until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts if desired.
05 - Spoon heaping tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, flattening each slightly with the back of a spoon.
06 - Bake for 16 to 18 minutes until cookies are set and slightly firm to the touch.
07 - Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • They taste like a brownie but feel wholesome enough to eat guilt-free before noon.
  • Mashed banana does all the sweetening, so there's no sugar crash coming.
  • One bowl, one spoon, eight cookies ready in under half an hour—busy mornings finally have a real answer.
02 -
  • Don't overbake them chasing crispness; these are meant to be tender, and a tiny wobble in the center is your green light to pull them out.
  • The banana sweetness deepens as they cool, so they taste sweeter at room temperature than they do hot from the oven.
03 -
  • Use the ripest, brownest bananas you can find—their sugars have concentrated and they mash into a silky texture that holds the whole cookie together.
  • Don't skip the cinnamon; it's quiet but it's the ingredient that makes someone say something tastes good without being able to name exactly what they're tasting.
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