A show of hands, please, for a cookie that qualifies as breakfast and tastes great with a cup of coffee or tea or a glass of milk! These are by far my favorite cookies to bake and eat, plus they feature bananas and oatmeal (yep, breakfast food). I've been making them for over 30 years and they never get old. I love a cakey cookie and these are soft, moist and so delicious.
A few tips on making them even easier …
Mash the bananas in a small bowl with a potato masher. Over-ripe bananas are the best for this recipe and this is the perfect way to use up bananas that have hit that too ripe to eat stage.
Although they can be mixed by hand, I use my KitchenAid stand mixer, letting it run continuously on a low to medium speed as each ingredient is added. Then scrape the bowl down and let 'er rip for a really good mixing before you add the chocolate chips (which should probably be folded in by hand, but you can just mix them in on a low speed).
Back in the day, I used a couple of spoons to scoop and slide the dough off onto the cookie sheet. Now I go straight for a fairly large cookie scoop -- mine is a 3 tablespoon scoop, which usually takes a little longer to bake but makes a great size cookie for eating. And depending on the size you choose to make, you should end up with 2 to 4 dozen or so.
Every time I take them somewhere, I am asked for the recipe. Enjoy and ...
Happy Baking!
Seems like all I've done for the last few months is make bibs, burp cloths, baskets and blankies. First, a shout out to Anna at Noodlehead for her wonderful Divided Basket pattern. (Anna, your basket pattern Rocks!)
I made it in baby boy colors and prints for a family member and loaded it up with diapers and wipes …
And also made my favorite combo of personalized bib and burp cloth to include …
Couldn't leave out Logan's big sister, so I made her a doll blanket and sent a baby doll to feed, dress and bathe while mom is taking care of Logan. I quilted Madison's blanket with a layer of flannel in the middle ...
Our great-niece Molly that was born in August and inspired the Unsinkable Quilt, also has a big sister, Melody. Made her a doll blanket from Very Hungry Caterpillar fabric …
The day she opened her present, her outfit matched the blanket ...
Another burp cloth and bib for Addison, new daughter of Hubby's co-worker, out of the sweet heart fabric …
And a bib for another Molly who is the new granddaughter of my co-worker …
Baby projects are pretty satisfying … fast and easy and it makes me happy knowing they'll get a lot of good use.
So many projects, never enough time ...
