JUMP TO RECIPE PRINT RECIPE Learn how to make the best healthy banana oatmeal cookies from scratch! They’re perfectly chewy and moist with soft oats and naturally sweet fruit flavor filling every bite.This easy recipe is quick to whip up using wholesome ingredients — and you probably have everything you need to make them in your kitchen already!     I completely screwed up while packing for my last road trip.The day before I left, I loaded gifts for my parents into the trunk of my car and placed my dog’s spare bed in the backseat.

I threw clothes into a suitcase, tossed two cozy scarves on top, and even remembered to bring my daily supplements and vitamins.Before heading to bed, I checked the meticulous “To Do” list saved on my phone, which included everything left to grab, turn off, lock up, and shut down in the morning.I mentally reviewed each one and the order in which I planned to do them as I shut my eyes and drifted off to sleep.

Yet partway through the thick Los Angeles traffic the following morning, cars inching along on either side of me while I slumped over and glanced at the clock for the hundredth time, I stiffened, sat straight up, and nearly whacked my forehead with my palm as a thought entered my mind.    I forgot to bring the bananas.The long, beautiful, bright yellow, absolutely perfect bananas sitting on my counter.

Right next to the pistachios and dark chocolate bars — things I actually did remember to pack — that I planned to

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