This post was originally written before the marathon and was actually scheduled for the day after the bombings. I chose to postpone it to publish today, and though I’m still somber about this whole thing, the only way to go back to normal is frankly to be my normal self. Oh…and bake cookies……..healthy ones 
I’m easily amazed.
For example.
These cookies.
They have only THREE INGREDIENTS IN THEM. There are bananas, oatmeal, and chocolate chips.
And they’re so phenomenal. And they’re so easy. And I could eat an entire batch of them in one sitting and feel way less guilty about doing that than plopping in front of the TV with my favorite jar of peanut butter (ahem, Dark Chocolate Dreams). You know…one of the most dangerous things you can do to me is give me a spoon and a jar of that peanut butter. Mindless eating = serious regret = serious guilt = sadness.
But rest assured. No sadness will stem from these beauts, though, my faithful followers. Nada. Zip. Zilch.
So let’s get to that recipe….if you can even call it that 
Three Ingredient Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies
Makes 10-15 cookies
Adapted from The Burlap Bag
Printable Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 large ripe bananas
- 1 cup quick oats (don’t use old fashioned here)
- 1-2 handfuls of chocolate chips
- Other optional add-ins: a handful of nuts, handful of dried fruit, dash of cinnamon
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, mash the bananas, then mix in the oats. Fold in any add-ins you like.
- Spoon the cookies onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper (or lightly greased). Flatten slightly with your hand, and bake for 15 minutes, or until they’ve firmed up.
- Enjoy a few, share the whole thing, or freeze for a quick grab and go snack.
My Two Cents
Besides this being easy and delicious, oatmeal still never ceases to impress me.
Double the recipe. Triple the recipe. Quadruple the recipe. Make the cookies bigger. Tell everyone they’re your family’s secret recipe, but be careful — don’t even try to mention that they’re healthy.
Why? Because although my ears shoot up like a dog’s and my eyes widen at the sound of “healthy” and “dessert”, you will find most people will cringe without taking a bite, or retract their hand from the cookie plate if they think dessert is healthy.
Dessert can be healthy and can taste good at the same time.
Enjoy!
