Mini Mart vs Oatmeal Cookies

Today was the annual Sea Cliff Mini Mart.  The one time every year this small village in which I reside comes to life.  The streets are lined with artists, vendors, musicians and food.  It puts Sea Cliff on the map.  I look forward to it every year.  Mostly because every year since I've moved here, my mom has come to visit me and we attack the street fair together.  Arm in arm we walk down the street, sampling the pumpkin beer and steak fries, quietly make fun of the old hippies jamming out to the fire house band.
Except this year.  Unfortunately, because my mom was just here (nursing me back to health after my unexpected stint in the hospital), she wasn't able to make it for mini mart.  She is allllllllll the way in sunny california. So I fought the urge to stick my head in the oven by putting cookies in there instead.  These little chewies are great, because not only are they easy, they are healthy too.  Only 56 calories per cookie.

Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chewies 
makes 32 chewies

3 ripe banans
3 cups oats
1/3 cup non fat plain greek yogurt
1/4 cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup dried bing cherries
2 TBS pure maple syrup
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1tsp vanilla extract

Peel and smash the bananas.  With a food processor, grind down 1 cup of the oats to a fine powder.  Add that and the rest of the ingredients to the bananas and mix well.

Drop rounded tablespoon size batter onto greased cookie sheet.  Smash slightly.  Bake in a 325 degree oven for 10 minutes.  Remove and cool.  Enjoy!