Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Banana Chip Cookies

First off, today is the last day to vote in the Quaker Oats Viewer Quickfire Challenge. I'd really love your vote. I'm sitting in the number one spot right now, and that's where I've stayed during the entire competition, but I'm still worried. It's the last day of voting and anything could happen. Old Maurice, Denise and Lori are making me nervous.

I'll let you all now how this turns out. Thank you so much for your votes, support and comments. You've made me a very happy girl.
This week has been a little stressful, and I'm glad it's over. My back hurts, I'm tired, and I've been baking and eating too much pie lately. I'm going to be celebrating at midnight, if all goes well, with a nice, tall glass of Everclear.


Heh heh. Don't you love this picture of a megaphone after you vote?
I'm really going to miss this megaphone picture. I'm kind of confused as to why it's there, but whatevs.

This is the last recipe of oatmeal week. You're probably relieved. I'm relieved, too. I'm ready to move on and work on some spring dessert recipes.

It's another oatmeal cookie, but this one isn't healthy. I mean, I'm sure you're getting some nutrients from the oats, banana and dark chocolate, but other than that, it's not healthy. But they're very buttery and scrumptious, so who the hell cares!

It's an oatmeal cookie with mashed-ripe banana in it, with chocolate chips and chopped up banana chips.

Otis Spunkmeyer has nothin' on me, yo.

They're delish!

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Banana Chip Cookies (Recipe by Me)
Printable Recipe

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