Almond Butter Banana Cookies
Ingredients
- 3 medjool dates pits removed (52 grams)
- 2 ripe bananas 178 grams
- 1/2 cup of almond butter 120 grams
- 1 egg 58 grams
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract or vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup crushed pecans 50 grams
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 Degrees Fahrenheit (177 Celsius)
- Add your dates to a food processor and pulse until finely chopped
- Add your bananas, almond butter, egg, and lemon extract and process until you have a smooth batter with minimal chunks
- Add your nutmeg, cloves, baking soda and crushed pecans and mix one final time ensuring an even distribution of ingredients
- Use a medium cookie scoop and scoop the batter onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet leaving room for them to spread
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown on the bottom
- Remove from the oven and let cool
Notes
These cookies are supposed to be chewy and cake-like as that is what we were going for. Your batter will be slightly runny but will still bake.