I woke up early Sunday to a gray sky morning. We happen to have a lot of bright, clear sky days in the desert, so gloomy ones are a welcome respit.
Plus, nothing gets me in the baking mood more than a cloudy sky.
So, I made banana cookies.
Banana cookies that taste like banana bread.
Oh, yes ma’am.
This cookie is cakey, make no mistake. It reminds me of pumpkin cookies in texture. Since there are bananas and whole wheat in these cookies I think they would be totally suitable for breakfast. That logic is sound.
Banana Cookies
Adapted from All Recipes
These cookies will get dry and oh-so-sad if overbaked. I took the cookies out when they were just browned on the bottoms. The original recipe uses regular All-Purpose flour and granulated sugar. I swapped out whole wheat flour and cane sugar, also reducing the amount of sugar by 1/4 cup. Next time I may also use coconut oil instead of butter, it seems like the right thing to do ๐ I opted not to frost these, but I did whip up a quick buttermilk glaze to drizzle over the cooled cookies. It worked out nicely, just sweet enough.
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
pinch of salt
3 bananas, mashed
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 375. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment or silicone liners.
Whisk flour, spices, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl to combine. Set aside.
Using a mixer, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs in one at a time, scraping down sides after each addition. Add vanilla and mix to combine. Add mashed bananas and mix until incorporated.
Fold dry ingredients into banana mixture to combine. Fold in nuts.
Scoop 2 tablespoons full of cookie batter onto sheet pans, about 1 inch apart. Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes (mine were good at 8), watching closely so as not to overbake. Cool completely on wire rack before glazing.
Buttermilk Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
2 teaspoons buttermilk
whisk both ingredients together in a bowl. For thinner glaze add more buttermilk.
Shirleen
Firstly – love the photo and the settings! Secondly – thanks so much for posting a banana cookie recipe. All I ever do with my ripe nanas are muffins or cake. Just so happens I was thinking whether one could make cookies out of bananas…voila! You go and post this blog. This is going on my baking to-do list. ๐
cindy
shirleen, thanks! if you make the cookies, let me know how it goes ๐
Samantha
These look delicious. I made banana waffles this morning to use up a couple overripe bananas, as a change from banana bread. I’ll have to try these next time!
Megan
Love your spoons! They are all so pretty.
Also, I love banana bread so I know for sure I’d love these. And I’m always looking for more ways to use up bananas that I’ve neglected.
cindy
i love spoons too ๐ definitely a nice change from the standard bread/muffins.
Jennifer (Delicieux)
I’ve never had banana cookies but these look absolutely delicious! I will definitely have to try these as we love bananas in our house.
Christina of Form V Artisan
So now you’re officially part of the cookies-for-breakfast club!
cindy
yes! it’s a good club to be in ๐
Tomas & Jones
ooh, these look & sound so good I can almost smell them! I’ve been obsessed with banana bread lately (as indicated in our blog recently) and so I must try these out before the price of bananas goes way too high! Love the zig zag decorating too ๐
El
I’m thrilled to have this recipe. I always end up with a few overly ripe bananas and this looks like a perfect use for them. Thanks!
katie
thanks, cindy. i love iron and wine!
yum. yum. yum.
i don’t normally like cakey cookies, but banana cookies are my exception!
sheila @ Elements
These look wonderful! The glaze on the top is a nice touch. Makes them look so elegant. Wish I could taste one! ๐
Mira
I am going to make these right now!!!
Love, love, love your blog!!
cindy
mira, awesome! let me know how it goes ๐
Mira
They were amazing!!
I used white flour (didn’t have WW), but I added some ground flax seed … and no nuts (didn’t have any).
Everyone loves them … kids, hubby, mom … yahoo!!
cindy
awesome! that’s so great!
Efrain- RookstoCooks
I am a huge fan of banana cookies, so any banana cookie recipe is worth checking out in my book. These cookies look absolutely exceptional! I like the idea of adding pumpkin pie spice and the use of whole wheat flour; I’ve never used either ingredient, so I cannot wait to see what flavors they yield. Thanks for the yummy pictures~