Banana Cookies  Ingredients:       1/2 cup  unsalted butter, room temperature    1 cup  sugar       1  egg, room temperature    1 cup  mashed bananas (about 2 ½ large bananas)       1 teaspoon  baking soda    2 cups  flour       pinch of salt    1/2 teaspoon  ground cinnamon       1/2 teaspoon  ground mace or nutmeg    1/2 teaspoon  ground cloves       1 cup  pecans (walnuts and chocolate chips are fine alternatives)

Preparation:

1 Preheat the oven to 350°F. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the egg and continue to beat until the mixture is light and fluffy. 2 In a bowl, mix the mashed bananas and baking soda. Let sit for 2 minutes. The baking soda will react with the acid in the bananas which in turn will give the cookies their lift and rise. 3 Mix the banana mixture into the butter mixture. Mix together the flour, salt, and spices and sift into the butter and banana mixture and mix until just combined. 4 Fold into the batter the pecans or chocolate chips if using. Drop in dollops onto parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Bake for 11-13 minutes or until nicely golden brown. Let cool on wire racks. Makes about 30 cookies.

Categories:  Baked Goods, Baked goods, Cookies, Desert, Dessert, Desserts

Estimated Serving:  30

Estimated preparation time:  25 min.

Language:  English

Shared by:  Jilly    2009/12/09