Peanut Butter and Banana Cookies
On the hunt for the best peanut butter cookies? Try a variation on the original that will win you over! These Peanut Butter and Banana Cookies are soft and cakelike, an easy peanut butter cookie recipe that features a winning combination.
Notes
Variation: If you want a stiffer, heavier cookie, add 1/4 cup whole-wheat flour or unbleached white flour to the recipe, and delete 1 teaspoon baking powder. These cookies are very soft and cakelike.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup safflower oil
- 2/3 cup mild honey
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 to 2/3 cup peanut butter, to taste
- 1 cup mashed, very ripe banana (about 1 large banana)
- 3/4 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
- 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (preferably sea salt)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cream together the oil and honey.
- Beat in the eggs, vanilla, and peanut butter, then stir in the mashed banana.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt and stir into the liquid mixture. Blend well.
- Drop onto oiled baking sheets by scant tablespoonfuls 1 inch apart.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 12 to 15 minutes.
- Cool on racks.
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