Peanut Butter Banana Cookies

by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine

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Peanut Butter & Banana Cookies
Yield: Makes 2 dozen cookies
Ingredients:
1/4
cup (1/2 stick) butter

1/2
cup mashed ripe banana

1/2
cup no-sugar-added natural peanut butter

1/4
cup thawed frozen unsweetened apple juice concentrate

1
egg

1
teaspoon vanilla

1
cup all-purpose flour

1/2
teaspoon baking soda

1/4
teaspoon salt

1/2
cup chopped salted peanuts

Whole salted peanuts (optional)



Preparation:
1.
Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease cookie sheets.

2.
Beat butter in large bowl until creamy. Add banana and peanut butter; beat until smooth. Blend in apple juice concentrate, egg and vanilla. Beat in flour, baking soda and salt. Stir in chopped peanuts.

3.
Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets; top each with one whole peanut, if desired. Bake 8 minutes or until set. Cool completely on wire racks. Store in tightly covered container.



Nutritional Information:
Serving Size: 1 cookie
Fiber 1 g
Carbohydrate 9 g
Cholesterol 14 mg
Saturated Fat 2 g
Total Fat 6 g
Calories from Fat 53 %
Calories 100
Protein 3 g
Sodium 88 mg
Dietary Exchange:
Fat 1-1/2
Starch 1/2


This recipe appears in: Peanut Butter