Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

I forgot to talk about my new favorite thing: Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies. No ordinary cookies---cookies that are healthy and SO SO SO GOOD!
Last week I read "Naturally Thin: Unleash your Skinny Girl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting" by Bethenny Frankel. (Yes, for all of you Bravo! fans, Bethenny from "Real Housewives of New York City"!) I love that show and I seriously LOVE this book. After reading it I feel like a weight has been lifted! Bethenny's book takes a unique approach to food and eating and basically it says NEVER diet again and never deprive yourself of the foods you really like to eat! There is a lot more to it--she has 10 rules to follow and gives examples of how she eats, etc. Its interesting to read and by no means a "diet" or "food plan" but just a simple and freeing way to eat that focuses on eating in a healthy way, of course but without beating yourself up if you eat a cookie or cheeseburger. I could go on about the book, but really you should just read it because I'm not doing it justice!
Okay, but my FAVORITE part of the book is this recipe! If you know me, you know I love sweets. You know that I even tried to give them up for lent again this year...which only lasted about 3 weeks...okay 2 weeks, but whatever, I tried. But since I read this book I now know that that was a really stupid way to think so imagine how happy I was when I saw this healthy and yummy cookie recipe!
THEY.ARE.AWESOME. But the true test was Jeremy. He LOVES my regular chocolate chip cookies (and really anything I bake because he is just that sweet) but after trying one of these I believe he said "Holy Shit. These are awesome. If you only ever make one thing again, make it these cookies!"
And the best part? They are GOOD FOR YOU! The recipe is below--I hope I don't get in trouble for posting this, but since its in her book it should be okay. I hope you like them as much as Jeremy and I do! I can't take ANY credit except for sharing the recipe with you. THANK YOU Bethenny Frankel....just in case she reads this! :)

Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 1/2 Cups Oat Flour (I take regular Quaker Oats and blend them in a blender or food processor or your coffee grinder will work too! It takes almost 2 cups of oatmeal to make 1 1/2 cups Oat Flour)
3/4 Cup rolled oats
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 Cup Raw Sugar (You can find this in the baking isle or organic section of the store)
1/3 Cup Chocolate Chips (I used mini-chips, but regular will work great too)
1 tsp canola oil
1/3 Cup soy milk
1/2 cup mashed banana (1 medium-size banana)
1 tsp vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 375. Combine all the dry ingredients in a bowl. Combine all the wet ingredients in a separate bowl. Mix the dry and wet ingredients together, until well combined.
2. Use a large spoon to scoop batter onto a cookie sheet covered with wax paper. Bake for 10-12 minutes rotating the pan halfway through cooking, or bake until the edges of the cookies are light brown.