Best Bean Banana Cookies Recipes

BANANA COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the flour, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter, sugar and light brown sugar. When blended, light and creamy, add the egg, vanilla and mashed banana.
• Gradually add the dry mixture to wet until fully combined.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours.
• After the dough has chilled, preheat the oven to 350°F.
• In a small bowl, stir together the sugar and cinnamon.
• With clean hands, roll the dough into 1 1/2 inch balls. Dough might be sticky and not roll well, have no fear, just plop it into the sugar and coat.
• Place onto a parchment paper or silicone mat lined cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
• Bake for 13-15 minutes or until cookie tops start to crack. Do not wait until cookies brown, they will be overdone.
• Allow the cookies to cool on cookie sheet for at least 5 minutes before carefully transferring to a cooling rack using a spatula.
• If you've tried this recipe, please come back and leave a comment to let us know how it went and if you made any modifications!

BREAKFAST BEAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Place oats in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until it resembles coarse flour. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon & salt & process until combined. Transfer to a large bowl.
• Put beans in food processor & pulse until roughly pureed. Add butter & process until well blended. Add brown sugar, egg & vanilla & pulse until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl.
• Poor bean mixture into oat mix & stir by hand until almost combined; add chocolate chip, raisins, nut & flaxseed & stir until just blended.
• Drop large spoonfuls of dough onto a cookie sheet that has been sprayed with non-stick spray, & flatten each one a little with hand.
• Bake 14-16 minute.
• Makes 2 dozen. Each cookie contains 138 calories & 3.5 grams fat.

CLASSIC BANANA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a large bowl. Mix well.
• Add butter or margarine. Mix well.
• Add remaining ingredients. Mix well.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls on cookie sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven 12 minutes.

BEAN & BANANA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Cream together sugar, eggs, butter and vanilla.
• Add beans and banana and beat until fluffy.
• Add baking soda, flour and oats; blend until smooth.
• Stir in chocolate chips.
• Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a baking sheet.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden.
• ~NOTE~You may use canned navy beans, but rinse well before you puree.
• ~NOTE~You may substitute raisins for the chocolate chips.

BANANA COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5 and line two baking sheets with baking parchment.
• Heat the butter in a small pan on the hob, or in a heatproof bowl in a microwave on high in 30-second bursts, until melted. Tip the butter into a mixing bowl if melted on the hob.
• Stir the sugar into the melted butter with a wooden spoon, then beat in the egg until smooth. Stir in the mashed banana. Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon and a pinch of salt into the bowl and mix until it forms a soft dough. Add the raisins, chocolate chips or nuts, if using, and stir well until evenly distributed.
• Use a teaspoon to drop small scoops of the mixture onto the prepared trays, spacing them well apart as they'll spread. It should make about 24 cookies. Bake for 10-12 mins until they are light brown on the edges and feel dry to the touch.
• Leave on the tray for a couple of minutes to set, then lift onto a cooling rack to cool completely. Will keep in an airtight container for up to three days.

BANANA COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first five ingredients; mix well. Stir in the pecans. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-11 minutes or until set and edges are lightly browned. Cool for 1-2 minutes before removing to wire racks.