We brought our rapidly browning bananas home with us, only to find that M&D also had a stash of hastily ripening bananas of their own. Some might call that a baking crisis; others–a baking heaven.
Plus, one of the many things that I love about being home is that the cabinets are stocked with three times as many ingredients as mine is (“Mom! Do you have chocolate chips? Coconut? Peanut butter? Old-fashioned oats? Madagascar bourbon vanilla? A one-person soup crock that I can take pictures with and then eventually sneak into my laundry to take home without your knowledge? Yes!!?!”)
So yes. I love baking at home.
Also, I’ve been taking pictures with Mom’s Canon–you’ll probably be able to tell, because even though I’m only using the most basic auto setting, the pictures still look a million times better. We might be buying our camera really soon!
PB&B(anana) Chocolate Chip Cookies (original recipe here)
- 3 ripe bananas
- 2 C old-fashioned oats
- 1/2 C peanut butter
- 1/4 C canola oil
- 1 t baking powder
- 1/2 t cinnamon
- 1/4 t salt
- 1 1/2 t vanilla
- 1/3 C shredded coconut
- 3/4 C semi-sweet chocolate chips
Mom kept sneaking small objects into my ingredients picture until it looked like an I Spy book. What can you find?
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a medium-sized bowl, mash the banana with the canola oil and peanut butter. Add the baking powder, salt, and cinnamon and mix.
Add the remaining ingredients (oats, chocolate chips, coconut, and vanilla) and combine thoroughly. Lick the spoon/beaters/rubber spatula.
Peanut butter, banana, coconut, and chocolate? Yes, please.
Lay a piece of parchment paper over the baking sheet and drop spoonfuls of batter closely together. The cookies don’t rise or spread much during baking, so press them into the shape you want (and don’t worry about them running into each other).
Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 15 minutes or until browned. I underbaked them because I wanted them to be ooey-gooey banana-y bites (and since there’s no egg in these, you can do that). They are warm, cosy, oozy perfect cookie bites.
So comforting.
Get your milk ready, because between the peanut butter and the chocolate chips, you’re gonna need it.
That’s the soup crock I’m stealing (look away, Mom).
These are also just the thing to recover from a cold workday outside:
Even Henry was found peeking around corners looking for a cookie.
And avoiding the wolfhound.
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Erin
April 17, 2011 at 12:14 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
You need to send me the file for the photo of Dad and Fritz ASAP. I need it in my house.
Also, LOVE the iSpy Kitchen photos. That needs to happen always.
Henry looks like a creeper in the basement. He and Emerson could deefinitely be friends!
Love you! And miss you and home. xxx
Lisa @ Sweet as Sugar Cookies
April 18, 2011 at 12:16 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Mmm, yes please!!! I have a sweet treat linky party going on at my blog and I’d like to invite you to stop by and link your cookies up. http://sweet-as-sugar-cookies.blogspot.com/2011/04/sweets-for-saturday-13.html
katshealthcorner
April 18, 2011 at 2:53 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Oh my goodness gracious!!! I love how healthy your recipe is!!! Hehe, I LOVE your kitty!!!
I love your blog!!!
Quee
November 20, 2011 at 11:15 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Just made these! I’ve decided to start stocking my kitchen for cooking/baking a couple of ingredients at a time- I officially have cinnamon and baking powder now!
I added pecans and didn’t put in choc chips (although I did throw in a couple of white chips I had on hand) but I think they are definitely missing the sweetness. It’s a good thing for me though, I am trying to tame my insatiable sweet tooth/chocoholic nature!! I knew I had a problem when I was binge eating mini Snickers at 7 AM yesterday. Like mother like daughter
XXXX See you soon!! Will you help me practice over Thanksgiving??
Adriana
August 11, 2012 at 8:37 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Hi Lauren, I found your post through waitarethosecookies blog and tried your recipe. I replaced the oil with applesauce and the cookies came out so good and bursting with flavour! I’m not a fan of cookies, so this was a big surprise. Plus I love that there is no added sugar in them. Easiest recipe to veganize by using non-dairy chocolate. Thanks so much for sharing it, will definitely make it again.
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