Peanut Butter Banana Cookies

I had a bunch of bananas that were turning brown, but I was in the middle of Christmas Cookie Fest 1.0, so I knew I had to use them for cookies! After Pinteresting and searching for banana cookie recipes, I came across a peanut butter banana cookie recipe from Gimme Some Oven. I’ve updated this recipe and doubled it, so it will make 50-60 fluffy peanut butter banana cookies.

Ingredients:
4 cups of all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
1/2 cup of butter
1 cup of brown sugar
3 medium ripe bananas
1 cup of peanut butter
2 eggs
2 teaspoons of vanilla

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter, sugar, and one banana on medium for 1-2 minutes. Add the last two bananas, peanut butter, eggs, and vanilla and mix for 1-2 minutes on medium. Slowly add the flour mixture while still mixing on medium.

Roll the dough into 1 inch balls. Depending on the size of the dough balls, you should end up with 50-60 cookies.

Use a fork to press down and make a criss-cross pattern on the top of each cookie. Sprinkle with colored sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Let cool before serving.

Eat and enjoy!

Come back for more holiday cookie recipes, and be sure to check out the Christmas Cream Cheese Cookie recipe from last week!