Here’s a soft, chewy, irresistible recipe for Banana Bread Cookies — all the cozy flavor of banana bread but in easy cookie form!
🍌 Banana Bread Cookies
Makes about 20–24 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup mashed ripe banana (about 2 medium bananas)
- Optional add-ins:
- ½–1 cup chocolate chips
- ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- ½ cup oats for extra texture
Instructions
1. Preheat
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Mix dry ingredients
- In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
3. Cream butter & sugars
- In a large bowl, beat butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until fluffy.
- Add egg and vanilla, and mix until smooth.
4. Add banana
- Mix in mashed banana (batter will be soft—this is normal).
5. Combine
- Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined.
- Fold in any optional add-ins.
6. Scoop & bake
- Scoop tablespoon-size dollops onto baking sheet (these spread a little).
- Bake 10–12 minutes, until edges are lightly golden and centers look set.
- Cool on the pan 5 minutes before transferring to a rack.
⭐ Tips & Variations
- Banana Bread Breakfast Cookies: Add oats + nuts + chocolate chips; flatten slightly before baking.
- Frosted Banana Cookies: Add cream cheese frosting after cooling.
- Stronger banana flavor: Use extra-ripe bananas with brown speckles.
- Cakeier cookies: Increase flour to 1¾ cups.
- Chewier cookies: Add 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup.
If you want, I can also give you:
- 3-ingredient banana cookies
- Healthy banana oat cookies
- Banana chocolate chip skillet cookies
Just tell me!
