Bananaramas

Bananaramas

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Prep Time: 15 min

Cook Time: 11 Min

Serves 5 Servings

Difficulty Moderate

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 C. firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 3/4 C. creamy peanut butter
  • 1/2 C. Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
  • 1 C. mashed bananas
  • 3 Tbsp. milk
  • 1 1/2 tsps. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Almond Extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 C. all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Soda
  • 3/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 1/2 C. milk chocolate chunks or semi-sweet chocolate chunks
  • 1 C. peanuts or coarsely chopped pecans

Directions

  1. HEAT oven to 350ºF.
  2. COMBINE brown sugar, peanut butter, shortening, banana, milk, vanilla and almond extracts in bowl of electric mixer; beat at medium speed until well blended. Add egg; beat just until blended.
  3. COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in medium bowl. Add to shortening mixture; beat at low speed just until blended. Stir in chocolate chunks and nuts, if desired. Drop dough by rounded measuring tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
  4. BAKE 11 to 13 minutes or until cookies are light brown around edges. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet; transfer to cooling racks to cool completely.
  5. A combination of milk chocolate and semi-sweet chocolate chunks can be used.