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I went 9 whole days without baking. 9 days. No baking. You see, I was dealt a series of rather unfortunate events, and let’s just say I didn’t want to go anywhere near a kitchen, not even to make dinner (I survived on coffee, toast and ice cream for an entire week). I am slowly coming out of my funk and experimented with a new recipe last night. Don’t get your hopes up, it’s not a great recipe. In fact, according to the consumer, it’s strange; not a bad strange. But strange, none the less.

I have been wanting to make banana nut cookies forever. Ok, not forever, but for a really, really, really long time. Teej was hoarding bananas to make banana bread, but since I decided I needed them more, I stole them and made the single weirdest cookie I think I’ve ever made. I should have let him make the banana bread.

Banana nut pancakes scones muffins cookies

1/2 c. butter, room temperature

2 medium bananas

1 1/4 c. brown sugar

1/2 c. white sugar

2 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 eggs, room temperature

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

3 c. flour

1 c. chopped walnuts

• Cream together butter, sugar and vanilla
• Add eggs and bananas – mix well
• Add baking soda, baking powder and salt – mix well
• Add flour 1 c. at a time
• Add walnuts – mix well
• Line cookie sheet with parchment paper and dough
• Chill in freezer for 5 minutes prior to baking

Bake at 350 for 14-16 minutes

                                        

Next time I’m using frozen banana chunks and oat bran – incorporating the banana mush into the mixture was a bad decision on my part. And I am most certainly not using a gigantic ice cream cookie scoop to scoop the cookies; they were the size of my palm and as thick as my wrist. I think it’s safe to say that this recipe is not worthy of ever being made again. It’s not even worthy of being added to the recipe index. I probably shouldn’t even post this.

While the first batch was in the oven I couldn’t help but get geeky and do a little experiment with the batter. So, I fried one on the stove. One thing I did not expect? For it to turn out exactly like a pancake. According to Teej it’s the cookie/pancake/muffin/scone lovechild. And yes, he means they all had an orgy and created this cakey, banana compound. Good grief, I don’t know how that man sleeps at night; cookies do not have orgies.

Do they?