Description
Tender, cake-like treats made with ripe mashed bananas for natural sweetness and moisture, creamed butter and sugars for richness, studded with raisins or chocolate chips, enhanced by warm nutmeg flavor. Overripe bananas create ultra-soft texture; simple mixing yields bakery-style cookies perfect for using up spotted fruit.
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients:
¾ cup butter, softened to room temperature
2 large eggs
½ cup white sugar
½ cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1½ cups mashed bananas
Dry Ingredients:
2½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
2 cups raisins or chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F and line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg in a bowl; set aside.
Cream butter with sugars until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs one at a time.
Stir in vanilla extract and mashed bananas.
Gradually add dry ingredients to wet mixture, stirring until just combined.
Fold in raisins or chocolate chips.
Drop tablespoonfuls onto sheets, bake 12-13 minutes until bottoms golden.
Notes
Use very ripe bananas for flavor and softness.
Room temperature butter creams better for texture.
Avoid overbaking for tender cookies.
Space dough 2 inches apart as cookies spread.
Delicious Variations: Add ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans.
Mix in cinnamon or butterscotch chips.
Frost with cream cheese icing.
Make thumbprint cookies with jam centers.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-13 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 90-110
- Sugar: 8-10
- Sodium: 100-130
- Fat: 4-6
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Carbohydrates: 15-18
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 1-2
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