Banana Cookies Recipe
These soft Banana Cookies are cake-like cookies made using overripe bananas and other basic cookie ingredients. Here is how to make them.
Servings: 15 pieces
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 cup mashed bananas
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground clove
- 1 cup chopped pecan
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C). Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Whisk butter and sugar until light and fluffy. You can use a handheld wire whisk, an electric hand blender, or a stand mixer.
- Add mashed bananas, egg, and vanilla extract, and whisk until combined.
- Add all-purpose flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and ground cloves in the bowl and mix until combined.
- Fold in the chopped pecans.
- Using an ice cream scoop, drop the batter on the baking sheet, keeping a distance of 2 inches between each.
- Tip - To make round cookies, gently shape the batter in between your palms.
- Bake for 12-13 minutes until the cookies are nicely browned.
- Transfer the cookies to a wire rack and let them cool completely. Enjoy!
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Notes
You can use pumpkin pie mix instead of the ground spices I used in the recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 192kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 79mg | Potassium: 79mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 238IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg
