I have mentioned before that one of my favorite gluten filled cookbooks is Mennonite Country-Style Recipes & Kitchen Secrets. The other day I converted this banana chocolate chip cookie recipe to make it gluten free, and I liked how they turned out. The cookies hold their shape well and are thick and soft. They are a bit cake like and have a light banana and oat taste. They were an enjoyable dessert with less fat and sugar than regular chocolate chip cookies.
- 1½ cups gluten-free flour mix (I used ½ cup sorghum ½ cup sweet rice, ½ cup potato starch)
- ½ teaspoon xanthan gum
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup sugar
- ¾ cup butter (cold)
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup mashed banana
- 1¾ cups instant gluten-free oats (or run them through the food processor for a minute or two to make them more like instant oats)
- ¾ cup chocolate chips
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, xanthan gum, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and sugar.
- Using a pastry blender, cut in the butter until crumbly.
- Add the remaining ingredients and mix until everything is moistened.
- Drop by spoonfuls onto greased baking sheets.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
- Makes about 4½ dozen cookies.







Goodness Linda, you post faster than I can manage to read! …Which is lucky for me because every time I get the chance to check out your blog, I get an eyeful of amazingly delicious recipes.
Chocolate chip banana oatmeal cookies sound amazing!
(and thanks for the sweet potato fry shout out! )
Awesome recipe! Loved it! I used the recipe to make muffins instead of cookies and they turned out great. I used a combo of sorghum, tapioca, and fava bean flours.
I also made a cream cheese icing that tasted excellent with this recipe. (Just cream cheese and powdered sugar mixed.)
Thanks!
Hi Linda, I loved the recipe! I used
butterscotch chips instead of choc. chips and
my husband couldn't stop eating them and he is
not gluten sensitive. Thank you so much for
a wonderful recipe! Laura
Laura ~ I'm so glad you enjoyed them. Thanks for letting me know.