These cookies are soft, moist, fluffy, and packed with real banana flavor. They taste like warm banana bread straight out of the oven — but with the convenience of a cookie. Perfect for breakfast treats, dessert trays, and cozy Southern-style baking.

Ingredients

Wet Ingredients

• ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup mashed ripe banana (about 2 medium bananas)

Dry Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon salt

Add-Ins (Optional but amazing!)

• ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
• ½ cup chocolate chips
• ½ cup old-fashioned oats

Instructions

1. Preheat

Heat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. Cream Butter & Sugars

Beat butter + brown sugar + granulated sugar until light and creamy.

3. Add Egg, Vanilla & Banana

Mix in the egg, vanilla, and mashed bananas until smooth.
(Don’t worry if it looks a little curdled — that’s normal!)

4. Add Dry Ingredients

Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
Add to the wet mixture and mix gently.

5. Fold in Add-Ins

Stir in nuts, chocolate chips, or oats if using.

6. Scoop & Bake

Drop spoonfuls (or scoop 1 ½ tbsp balls) onto the baking sheet.
Bake 10–12 minutes, until tops are set and lightly golden.

7. Cool

Let them cool 10 minutes — they’re very soft right out of the oven.

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