Banana Nut Cookies

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  • Number of Servings: 35
Ingredients
1/2 cup (120g) butter, softened1/4 cup white sugar1/4 cup brown sugar2 eggs (medium)1 cup (3 medium) ripe bananas, mashed1/2 cup milk1/2 tsp vanilla extract3/4 tsp banana extract3 cups all-purpose flour1 tsp baking powderA pinch of salt1/4 cup walnuts (or any other nuts you like)* Optional: chocolate chips & raisins
Directions
Preheat oven to 375F OR 180C.
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Cream butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after wach addition.
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Mix in the mashed banana, milk, vanilla and banana extract until well incorporated.
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Stir in the flour, baking powder and salt with a wooden spoon until it just comes together. Add more flour if the batter comes out too wet and sticky. It should be just slightly sticky to touch, but yet still able to hold its' shape. Add nuts and Optional ingredients and mix in well.
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Drop half tablespoonfuls of cookie dough on a pan lined with baking paper, and bake for 18 minutes per batch.
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Allow to cool on pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a rack. Yummy when enjoyed warm.
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* The batter holds it's shape well while baking and doesn't require much spreading space. Determine how high or flat you want the cookies to be before baking it.


Number of Servings: 35

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NADIATION.

Servings Per Recipe: 35
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 90.6
  • Total Fat: 3.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 19.7 mg
  • Sodium: 39.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 12.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.5 g
  • Protein: 1.8 g

Member Reviews
  • KELLIEJOS
    Opps. Sorry, this wasnt the recipe that I had made! I made a mistake. I dont know if this can be deleted or not. - 6/30/09