Description
These banana snickerdoodle cookies, or cinnamon banana cookies, are so pillowy soft, slightly chewy and with a hint of vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Ingredients
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- 3 cups all-purpose flour (380g)
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 2 tsp cream of tartar*
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 2 sticks butter, room temperature (1 cup, 225g)
- 1 cup granulated sugar (200g)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar (100g)
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large ripe bananas, mashed (3/4 cup, 220g)
Cinnamon-Sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar (50g)
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together dry ingredients: flour, cornstarch, cream of tartar and baking soda*, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- In a large bowl, cream room temperature butter for 2 minutes with a hand or stand mixer, before adding in both sugars. Mix until creamy, add in vanilla and egg yolk. Mix before adding in the mashed banana. On low speed, mix in the dry ingredients until just combined.
- Chill for 1-2 hours (or even better, overnight!). In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup sugar with 1 tbsp cinnamon. Pre-heat oven to 350℉ (175℃) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Shape the dough into balls, about 1 1/2 tbsp each. Roll in the cinnamon-sugar. Place on the baking sheet. Bake for 11-12 minutes or until slightly browned around the edges. Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet to firm up, before transferring them to a cooling rack.
Notes
* Cream of tartar makes the cookies slightly tangy and more chewy. You can omit it, and replace it with 2 1/2 tsp baking powder, but then you also need to omit the baking soda. To make chewier cookies you can substitute some of the granulated sugar with more brown sugar.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Additional Time: 1 hours
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 119
- Sugar: 9
- Sodium: 100
- Fat: 5
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Unsaturated Fat: 2
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 18
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 1
- Cholesterol: 21