Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Banana Chip Cookies

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Banana Chip Cookies

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups quick oats, uncooked
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup finely mashed ripe banana
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips
1/2 cup finely chopped dried banana chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets.

In a medium sized mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and salt; stir in oats until combined.
In a large mixing bowl, using a mixer on medium speed, beat together butter, brown sugar and banana until creamy, about 1 minute; beat in egg and vanilla extract until just combined. Reduce mixer speed to low and beat in flour mixture until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips and banana chips by hand until combined.

Drop heaping teaspoons of dough onto cookie sheets; bake for 9-10 minutes or until golden brown around edges. Cool for 1 minute before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

Makes 18 cookies