Originally posted March 04, 2012

banana cookies

banana cookies by joanie

It never occurred to me to make banana cookies, but after reading Gotham Gal's post, I was compelled to make a banana cookie that wasn't cakey:
http://www.gothamgal.com/gotham_gal/2012/03/banana-cookies.html

I adapted my tried and true chocolate chip cookie recipe with tweaks inspired by Alton Brown's Bananas Foster recipe. Hence the rum and spices.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/bananas-foster-recipe/index.html

These cookies had a spongy quality, but they were delicious. You know they're good when you can't stop eating the batter.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened (not melted)
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3 ripe bananas
  • 1/4 cup rum (optional)
  • 1/4 tsp all spice
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
5 dozen

Directions

Preheat oven to 350ยบ.

In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle, beat butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth. Add eggs one at a time. Add the bananas, rum, and spices. Mix well.

Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to mixer until combined.

Spoon tablespoon-sized balls onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Bake one sheet at a time for about 11 minutes or until the edge just begins to turn golden. (They'll finish cooking as they cool.)

1 hour

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