Ingredients
Cookie
- 3 tbsp (42g) butter, softened
- 2 tbsp (25g) granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp (37g) brown sugar
- 1 tbsp (15g) mashed banana
- 1/2 tsp (2g) vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp (1g) cornstarch
- 6 tbsp (54g) all-purpose flour
- 3 tbsp (30g) instant or quick oats
- 1/4 tsp (1.5g) salt
- 1/4 tsp (1g) baking soda
- 2/3 cup (115g) chocolate chips
What to do
1. Place butter and sugars in a medium bowl. Mix well with a rubber spatula. Add banana and vanilla. Mix until combined.
2. Sift in dry ingredients, except oats and chocolate chips. Mix well. Add the oats and mix again until just barely combined. Add chocolate chips. Gently fold, do not over mix!
3. Form dough into two balls and place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Place the cookie sheet in fridge for at least 30 minutes (no need to cover the dough). Please don’t skip this step! The dough needs time to hydrate!
4. Preheat oven to 375, remove cookie from fridge at rest at room temperature for about 5 minutes. Then bake cookies for about 11-13 minutes, or when edges and tops are golden brown (note: this cookie browns a bit faster than a typical chocolate chip cookie, that is normal!). Top with more chocolate chips and sea salt warm out of the oven. Note: Let the cookie rest for about 30 minutes or more (you can leave it on the baking sheet). *See notes below for more detail.
*Pro tip: You can reheat your cookie at 350 degrees for about 5 minutes. This gives your cookies that fresh baked taste again!
FAQ’s
Helpful tips
Here are some important Pro tips by Maude
- Because this cookie does not contain eggs, and also incorporates oats, the end result will be a delicate cookie. I have found that letting the cookie sit on the baking sheet for about 30 minutes yields a crispy yet firm exterior and also a gooey center.
- Chilling cookie dough is a sure way to improve the flavor of your cookies! The chilling process allows the flour to moisten and the sugars and butter to get acquainted… which creates an almost butterscotch/caramel-like flavor to your cookies! In this recipe, I advise chilling the dough for about 30 minutes (uncovered) before baking. Please don’t skip this step, otherwise your cookies could spread too much while baking!
- I often bake ugly looking cookies (LOL). To avoid and ugly single serve cookie, grab a soup bowl and place it over the cookie- give it a nice swirl, which helps the cookie return to a circular shape. Its a bomb technique, and no skill required!
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