Vegan Banana Cookies {Vegan, Gluten-Free}
If you love banana bread, then you are going to love these cookies! For whatever reason, I have always struggled with quick breads. Mine always end up overcooked on the top and mushy in the center. I need to tackle that at some point, but for now, I will stick to cookies. 🙂 Plus, cookies are much easier to share with others! These banana cookies taste like banana bread, and they are both vegan and gluten-free. I’ve structured these cookies so they are on the cakier end of the spectrum…like a quick bread. And I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve always enjoyed a piece of banana bread for breakfast every now and then. These cookies are a great substitute for that! These vegan banana cookies are a great way to use up browning bananas and they are made in a single bowl. I generally enjoy these cookies with a cold glass of my homemade oat milk or my vegan hot cocoa in the cold, winter months. So now without further ado, let’s start baking!
How to Make Vegan Banana Cookies: Step-By-Step
1. Preheat oven to 400F. In a large glass bowl, mash the bananas.
2. To the glass bowl, add extra light olive oil, applesauce, vanilla extract, granulated sugar, baking soda, Kosher salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, and quick oats. Mix until combined.
3. To the glass bowl, add the flour in two batches, mixing after each addition. Flour Weights: 4.8 oz/cup (gluten-free 1:1 all purpose), 4.25 oz/cup (regular all-purpose flour)
4. Fold in the mini chocolate chips.
5. Place by rounded tablespoon onto an ungreased baking sheet. Using a small spoon and your fingers, flatten the cookies a little bit before putting in the oven. Mine were about 1/2″ thick.
6. Bake at 400F for 8-10 minutes (I baked mine for 8 minutes). Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to cool down on the baking sheet for 3 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
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Pair With:
- Vegan Hot Cocoa {Vegan, Gluten-Free}
- Homemade Oat Milk {Vegan, Gluten-Free}
- Golden Milk Latte {Vegan, Gluten-Free}
Vegan Banana Cookies {Vegan, Gluten-Free}
Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas, mashed
- 9 tablespoons extra light olive oil (OR 3/4 cup butter softened OR 3/4 cup vegan butter softened)
- 1/4 cup sweetened applesauce
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 3/4 cups quick oats
- 1 2/3 cups gluten-free flour (I used Bob's Red Mill gluten-free 1:1 baking flour) (OR 1 2/3 cups regular all-purpose flour)
- 1/2 cup vegan mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- In a large glass bowl, mash the bananas.
- To the glass bowl, add extra light olive oil, applesauce, vanilla extract, granulated sugar, baking soda, Kosher salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, and quick oats. Mix until combined.
- Add the flour in two batches, mixing after each addition.
- Fold in the mini chocolate chips.
- Place by rounded tablespoon onto an ungreased baking sheet. Using a small spoon and your fingers, flatten the cookies a little bit before putting in the oven. Mine were about 1/2" thick.
- Bake at 400F for 8-10 minutes (I baked mine for 8 minutes). Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to cool down on the baking sheet for 3 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Notes
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I love that these are Vegan cookies!! It is interesting to read the recipe and see how you do that as it is similar yet different from non vegan ones. These look super tasty and I look forward to trying them, cheers!
I love banana cookies and these would a perfect afternoon pick-me-up.
Yum!! I have SO many bananas I need to use on my counter right now so I can’t wait to make a double batch of these!
Such a hearty and flavorful treat! This has easily become a family favorite dessert in our home!
I was looking for a healthy cookie alternative and my family LOVED these. Will make again soon.
These look fantastic! I love baking with bananas and they go so well with chocolate. I’ve never tried baking with applesauce though, I’ve seen it in recipes, but been worried when I write my own recipes that I’d get it wrong!