Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 banana, very ripe
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup flour, fluffed to aerate before measuring
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups oatmeal (old-fashioned or quick)
• 1 cup coconut, preferably unsweetened

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F

2. Melt butter in a small dish in microwave, 10 seconds at a time.

3. Transfer to mixing bown.

4. With an electric mixer, thoroughly mix in sugars, banana, egg and vanilla.

5. Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt.

6. Mix in to the banana mixture.

7. Mix in oatmeal and coconut.

8. Drop dough by tablespoons onto a baking sheet lined with parchment.

9. Bake for 11-14 minutes until set and golden.

10. Cool 5 minutes and remove from tray right away to a cooling rack.