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Two-Ingredient Banana Oat Cookies
Here's one to try together!
Mash, stir, scoop and bake! Just bananas and oats turn into soft, chewy cookies.
Reviewed by our team.
Safety first
- hot oven and hot tray; adult handles preheating and removal with oven mitts
- oats may contain wheat (allergen)
- chocolate chips may contain milk (allergen)
What you need
- Bananas, 2 ripe
- Plate or tray, 1 baking tray
- Paper, 1 sheet of baking paper to line the tray
- Rolled oats, 1 cup
- Bowl, 1
- Fork, 1
- Spoon, 1
- Measuring cups, 1 cup measure
- Oven mitts, 1 pair
- Raisins, a handful (optional)
- Chocolate chips, a handful (optional)
- Cinnamon, a sprinkle (optional)
How to do it
Grown-up prep: Check that the bananas are very ripe and speckled with brown. Set out everything on the counter so kids can work on their own, and keep the oven for yourself.
- A grown-up preheats the oven to 350°F. A grown-up does this
- Peel the bananas and drop them in the bowl.
- Mash the bananas with a fork until no lumps remain.
- Pour in the oats and stir them in.
- Stir in your favorite extras, if you like.
- Scoop about twelve spoonfuls onto the lined tray.
- Press each mound a little flat.
- Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes, until the edges are golden. A grown-up does this
- Taste your cookies, then share them with someone! Ask: What did the banana do to the oats, and what would you add to your next batch?
Play it again
- Mix-in mystery: Each person picks a secret extra, then taste-test and guess who added what.
- Cookie shapes: Press the mounds into stars, hearts or letters before baking.
- Taste test: Make one plain batch and one with cinnamon, then vote on your favorite.
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