Chewy Banana Cookies

You can’t always make banana muffins with over ripe bananas, right? Last week I made whole wheat banana muffins and so this week decided to make some healthy cookies with them. I already have a post of banana cookies in my blog. Though these are not crisp or crunchy unlike other cookies, it tastes yum and I hope it will last for few more days than muffins.

Ingredients:

• Whole wheat flour 100 gm
• Oats 50 gm
• Salt a pinch
• Brown sugar 2 tbsp
• Baking powder 1/4 tsp
• Baking soda a pinch
• Butter 1 tbsp
• Ripe bananas 2 big
• Vanilla extract 1/2 tsp
• Almond 8-10
• Soaked dry fruits 2 tbsp
• Dessicated coconut 2-3 tbsp

Method:

• Mash the bananas with a fork.
• Add the sugar and butter to it and whisk well.
• Mix the flour, oats, salt and the rising agents.
• Fold it into the banana mixture.
• Add the soaked fruits and chopped almonds and mix gently. You will get a sticky and shaggy dough.
• Either refrigerate the dough for few minutes so that it can be shaped easily or continue with the dough.
• Preheat the oven at 160-170 degree Celsius for atleast 10 minutes.
• Line a baking tray with parchment paper and keep it ready.
• Scoop a tablespoon of the dough onto the parchment paper. Leave a gap of 1 inch and scoop out the remaining dough.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or till the top looks golden.
• These will be chewy cookies and not the crisp ones. The sides and edges will be slightly crispy with a chewy interior.
• Enjoy these healthy cookies with your morning or evening tea or coffee.

Notes:

• Soaked fruits and dessicated coconut are optional. You can add cranberries or raisins or sultanas or black currants.
• You can omit the vanilla extract and add all spice powder or simply cardamom or cinnamon powder.