Banana Peanut Butter Cookies

 Banana Peanut Butter Cookies

Yummy banana peanut butter cookies! :)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and whisk together.

Set aside.

Add the butter, peanut butter, sugar, and brown sugar in the mixer and mix until whipped, about 3 minutes.

Add the eggsa nd vanilla extract and mix well.

Add the flour mixture.

Add the coarsely-cut bananas.  Place by 2-tablespoon-fuls onto pans lined with parchment paper, then bake for about 13 minutes, until the centers look done.

Beautiful! :)

Banana Peanut Butter Cookies

Cooking time: 13 minutes
Prep time: 30 minutes
Total time: 43 minutes
Servings: 36 (one cookie)

Nutrition info per serving (one cookie):
Calories: 127 calories
Fat: 6 g
Sodium: 90 mg
Carbs: 16 g
Fiber: 1 g
Protein: 3 g

Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1 cup creamy peanut butter (not all-natural)
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large ripe bananas (peeled), chopped coarsely

Directions:
1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl and set aside.
2.  Cream together the butter, peanut butter, sugar, and brown sugar in a mixer until whipped and light, 3 minutes.
3.  Add the eggs and vanilla extract and mix well.  Then, add the flour mixture and mix well.
4.  Fold in the chopped banana and drop mixture by 2-tablespoon-fuls onto pans lined with parchment paper.  Bake for about 13 minutes, until the centers of the cookies are done.

**Adapted from Real Simple's Peanut Butter Banana Cookies:  http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/peanut-butter-banana-cookies-00100000111849/  **

So yummy!  Try not to eat all of them!  Enjoy! :)