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Banana cookies taste just like homemade banana bread. They’re soft and moist like quick bread is, but the banana flavor is inside a bite-sized (well, maybe two or three bites) drop cookie.
Banana Cookie Ingredients
- Mashed banana – When bananas are brown and smooshy, that’s when they’re at their sweetest, so don’t throw them away. Peel them and freeze them in freezer bags for smoothies, cookies or bread.
- Butter or shortening
- Granulated sugar
- Eggs
- Banana extract – for a little banana flavor oomph.
- Flour – all-purpose
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Cinnamon
- Ground cloves
Reminder: Remember to check the expiration dates of your baking powder and baking soda periodically. It might seem like you bought it a few months ago but when you look, it may be expired. (Spoken from personal experience lol)
Easy Banana Cookie Making Directions
Cream together the butter and sugar in a mixer, then add the eggs, mashed banana and banana extract.
Use a cookie scoop to drop evenly sized scoops onto greased baking sheet and bake.
Cookies will be lightly set and turning brown on the edges when done. They’ll slide off the cookie sheet easily with a small spatula.
Place them on a cooling rack to cool completely and store in an airtight container.
Enjoy!
Banana Cookie Variations
Try adding chocolate chips, dried cranberries, dried cherries, grated orange or lemon peel, walnuts or pecans.
Use rum extract instead of banana extract.
Drizzle a sweet glaze over the top of the cookies: maple, brown butter, vanilla or even peanut butter. For a shortcut, you could even pipe on store-bought frosting.
Other Yummy Homemade Cookie Recipes to Try
Pineapple Cookies
Cinnamon Jumbles
Pistachio Pudding Cookies with Chocolate Chips
Potato Chip Cookies
5 Star Chocolate Chip Cookies
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Polar Bear Cookies
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Banana Cookies Recipe
Banana Cookies
Liz - Eat Move Make
Banana cookies taste just like homemade banana bread. They're soft, moist, cakey and delicious dessert treats. Perfect use for overripe bananas.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 20 minutes mins
Course Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 122 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup mashed banana
- ½ cup shortening or butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon banana extract
- 2 cups flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream together shortening and sugar, beating until fluffy. Add eggs, flavoring and bananas. Add flour and spices; mix well.
Drop on greased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake about 10 minutes or just until set and edges are starting to turn golden brown.
All information presented on this site is intended for informational purposes only and nutrition may vary according to exact products and the online nutrition calculator being used. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information shared on EatMoveMake.com should only be used as a general guideline.
Nutrition
Calories: 122kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 2gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 17mgPotassium: 75mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 26IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 15mgIron: 1mg
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About Liz
Liz is a midwestern mom gone southern (accent in transition). She lives in North Carolina and loves cooking, baking, traveling, movies, crafts, hot and cold tea, wine, pizza and the occasional nap. She also revels in the fact she's a crazy cat lady.
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