Banana Spice Cookies Recipe

Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (2 each)
  • Calories:
  • 199
  • Fat:
  • 8 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 2 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 24 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 107 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 29 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 3 g


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Banana Spice Cookies

Taste of Home

Peggy Burdick shares her recipe for Banana Spice Cookies. Reports this Burlington, Michigan cook, "My grandkids love these tasty soft cookies."

SERVINGS: 18

CATEGORY: Dessert

METHOD: Baked

TIME: Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (2 to 3 medium)
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 cup raisins

Directions:

In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar. Add eggs and bananas; mix well.
    Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and cloves; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in nuts and raisins. Cover and refrigerate until dough is easier to handle (dough will be very soft).
    Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 3 dozen.


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