I was skeptical of these cookies. I’ve never thought to even make banana-styled cookies before and none of the recipes that I had found in my cookbooks (very few) or online (lots, but many a little questionable) really inspired me. But then I found these…. Browned butter, oatmeal, bananas. Might even be a little healthy if it weren’t for the two sticks of butter! And they do not disappoint. The flat spells like banana bread on overdrive and they turned out great. Fluffy, moist, not overly sweet although there is a fair amount of sugar. Makes about 75 cookies, so you can halve the recipe if you need less of them.
Ingredients
1 cup butter
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 ripe bananas, mashed
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 cup rolled oats
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 bag white chocolate mini chips
Directions
Place butter pieces in a medium skillet. Melt the butter over medium heat, swirling it in the pan occasionally. The butter will foam and pop, so be careful. Continue to swirl the pan often. Remove pan from heat once the butter starts to brown and smells nutty. There will be small brown bits on the bottom. The butter should be an amber color. Pour butter into a small bowl and let cool for a few minutes.
Combine melted brown butter and both sugars in a medium bowl and stir by hand until incorporated. Add eggs, vanilla and mashed bananas. Stir until mixed well. Add flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt to wet ingredients and mix until everything is completely incorporated. Mix in the mini-chips. Let rest in fridge for 20-30 minutes as the oven heats up.
Heat oven to 350F. Line baking sheets with silpat or parchment paper.
Using a medium cookie scoop, scoop mounds of dough onto prepared baking sheets. Using your fingers, slightly press down each cookie. Bake for 10-11 minutes or until the edges of the cookies begin to turn golden brown and the middle is set. Remove from the oven and let them cool on the cookie sheet for 10 minutes. Continue to bake until all of the dough is gone.
