Description
Chewy Banana Bread Cookies are irresistibly soft treats that combine the delicious flavors of banana bread with the texture of cookies.
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 (very subtle)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper (5 minutes).
- In a large bowl, whisk mashed banana, melted butter, and brown sugar until smooth and glossy (3 minutes).
- Whisk in the egg and vanilla extract until fully combined and silky (2 minutes).
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg if using (2 minutes).
- Gently fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients just until combined; the dough will be loose and sticky (2 minutes).
- Chill the dough to control spreading and enhance texture (20–30 minutes).
- Scoop 2 tablespoons of dough per cookie onto prepared baking sheets, spacing well apart (5 minutes).
- Bake until edges are golden and centers are soft and slightly sunken (11–13 minutes).
- Let cookies cool on the pan so they set and wrinkle slightly as they cool (10 minutes).
Notes
- Chilling the dough helps prevent the cookies from spreading too much.
- These cookies can be stored in an airtight container for up to a week.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg