Dessert for 24

Banana Cookies

Name: Banana Cookies
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter; 2 large eggs; 1/2 cup white sugar; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas; 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp nutmeg; 2 cups raisins or chocolate chips

These soft banana cookies combine mashed bananas, warm spices, and raisins or chocolate chips before baking.

Typical price

$1.78for 4 servings

$0.44 per serving$1.78 for 4

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22 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
24servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Desserts

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Butter$0.40/oz typical	6 oz	$2.40Typical price
Eggs$0.30 each typical	2	$0.60Typical price
Bananas$0.62/lb typical	0.45 lb	$0.29Typical price
Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical	12 oz	$5.40Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$10.65

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaFlourBaking powder and sodaDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter
2 large eggs
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups mashed bananas
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2 cups raisins or chocolate chips

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and line baking sheets with parchment.
Beat the butter and both sugars until creamy, then mix in the eggs and vanilla.
Stir in the mashed bananas until evenly combined.
Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg in a separate bowl.
Stir the dry mixture into the banana mixture, then fold in the raisins or chocolate chips.
Drop the dough by spoonfuls onto the baking sheets and bake for 10 to 12 minutes.