Healthy Double Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
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Healthy Double Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Description
This cookie recipe uses mashed bananas and almond butter as base binders, combined with pure maple syrup to add natural sweetness. Cocoa powder gives a deep chocolate flavor, enhanced by chocolate chips stirred into the batter. The inclusion of quick oats adds substantial chewiness and texture, while sea salt balances sweetness.
The dough is quite sticky and does not spread during baking, so shaping before placing on the baking sheet determines the final cookie form. Baking at 350°F for 10 to 15 minutes yields cookies with a tender center and slightly firm edges. These cookies provide a chocolate treat with a moist, dense texture derived from fruit and nut ingredients rather than traditional flour and butter.
Store cookies in airtight containers in the refrigerator for up to a week, or freeze them for longer preservation.
Ingredients
- 2 medium-sized banana mashed (about ⅔ cup, ripe
- ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
- ½ cup almond butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract optional, pure
- 1 cup quick oats
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp salt sea salt
- ⅔ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. If you don’t have parchment paper, spray the cookie sheet with cooking spray.
- Mash the bananas in a large mixing bowl until they are very creamy.
- Add in the almond butter, pure maple syrup, and vanilla extract (if adding) and mix until the wet ingredients are combined.
- Transfer the oats, cocoa powder and sea salt to the mixing bowl and combine the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients. Stir in the chocolate chips. The cookie dough will be very sticky - this is normal.
- Use a spoon to drop mounds of cookie dough onto the prepared baking pan, making any size cookies you’d like. The dough doesn’t spread and remains roughly the same shape through the baking process so shape the dough according to how you want your cookies to look.
- Bake on the center rack of the preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes. For very small cookies, bake for 8-10 minutes, for medium sized cookies 10-12 minutes and for large cookies, 12 to 15 minutes. You’ll know the cookies are ready when they no longer have a glossy look and feel relatively firm when poked.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool for 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Store cookies in airtight containers or zip lock bags in the refrigerator for up to 7 days to maintain freshness.
- Cookies can also be left at room temperature for a couple of days if preferred.
- For longer storage, freeze cookies in freezer-safe containers or bags for up to 3 months.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 12Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 198 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie (of 12) | |
| Calories | 198kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 4mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 126mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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