Published 6/5/2024
Best Peanut Butter Banana Cookies!
Since developing our famous Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies, I haven’t been able to keep my hands off different variations. They’re flourless, perfectly sweet, and made with two of my favorite things – peanut butter and oatmeal! These Peanut Butter Banana Cookies use a similar base cookie (flourless oatmeal) as the Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies, but these have the addition of mashed banana and chocolate chunks. Yes, please! Oh, and we salted the top because it’s just better.
What You Need
Oatmeal: feel free to use either rolled oats or quick cooking oats. This is the base of your cookie and no other flour is used. PS: if you are gluten-free, just make sure to use a certified g/f product. Creamy Peanut Butter: we tested this recipe with both all-natural creamy peanut butter such as Smuckers All Natural and a more traditional creamy peanut butter such as JIF. Both work. Mashed Banana: you’ll need 1/2 cup of mashed banana which is about 1 medium banana. Light Brown Sugar: light brown sugar makes this cookie so soft and perfectly sweet. Butter: 1/2 a stick of melted butter is what you need! Egg: you need 1 egg for this peanut butter banana cookie recipe. Cinnamon: a little ground cinnamon adds such a delicious hint of warmth. Dark Chocolate Chunks: any kind of chocolate chip works for this!
How to Make Peanut Butter Banana Cookies
Variations
Add nuts: try adding in 1/2 cup of crushed peanuts to the cookie dough for a crunch.
Quick-cooking: quick-cooking oats will give you more of a traditional cookie texture. Rolled oats: rolled oats have more of a bite and are more defined.
Bake until golden: All ovens are different and that’s a fact. The cook time should be anywhere between 11 and 14 minutes, but the real way to get perfectly baked peanut butter oatmeal cookies is by baking until they start to turn golden brown. Let cool: Once your cookies are done baking, they will seem pretty soft and fragile. You MUST let them cool for at least 15 minutes to firm up before eating. Try almond butter: can’t do peanut butter? Try making this recipe with a drippy, creamy almond butter. Skip the chocolate: trying to minimize sugar? Skip the dark chocolate chunks.
How to Store Peanut Butter Oatmeal Banana Cookies
Let peanut butter banana oatmeal cookies cool completely. Then, transfer them into an airtight container. Store in a cool, dark place for up to 3-5 days.
Best Freezer Cookies
These cookies are my favorite to have in the freezer at all times! Let them cool completely. Then, transfer them into an airtight container or gallon-size plastic bag. Freeze for up to 3 months.
Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes
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