Description
Chewy Banana Bread Cookies with soft centers and golden edges.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 large very ripe banana, mashed (½ cup / 120 g)
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted & cooled
- ¾ cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Optional: ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk mashed banana, melted butter, and brown sugar until smooth and glossy.
- Whisk in the egg and vanilla extract until fully combined and silky.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg if using.
- Gently fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients just until combined; the dough will be loose and sticky.
- Chill the dough to control spreading and enhance texture.
- Scoop 2 tablespoons of dough per cookie onto prepared baking sheets, spacing well apart.
- Bake until edges are golden and centers are soft and slightly sunken.
- Let cookies cool on the pan so they set and wrinkle slightly as they cool.
Notes
- Cookies taste better the next day.
- Store in an airtight container.
- Use very ripe bananas for best flavor.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 155
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: Banana Bread Cookies, Chewy Cookies, Dessert