The Best Oatmeal Raisin Banana Cookies

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The Best Oatmeal Raisin Banana Cookies

Ripe bananas are transformed into delicious cookies with browned butter, oatmeal and raisins.

Prep Time30

Cook Time1

Total Time1 30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: cookies

Calories: 131kcal

Author: June Albertson-Dick

Ingredients

½ cup butter {browned & cooled}
½ cup brown sugar {packed}
½ cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ripe bananas {mashed}
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup rolled oats
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ cup raisins

Instructions

Make Brown Butter: Place stick of butter into a small skillet or saucepan over medium-low heat. Swirl constantly for 2-3 minutes or until it is light brown in color and has a nutty aroma. Set aside and let cool.
Once the butter is cooled, preheat oven to 350°. Combine melted brown butter and both sugars in a medium bowl and stir by hand until incorporated. Add egg, vanilla and mashed bananas. Stir until mixed well. Add flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt to wet ingredients and mix until everything is completely incorporated. Finally add the raisins to the dough and mix until they are evenly distributed.
Using a medium cookie scoop, scoop mounds of dough onto a silicone mat {or parchment} lined baking sheet. Using your fingers, slightly press down each cookie. Bake for 10-11 minutes or until the edges of the cookies begin to turn golden brown and the middle is set. Remove from the oven and let them cool on the cookie sheet for 10 minutes. Continue to bake until all of the dough is gone.
Store in an air tight container at room temperature for up to one week or freeze for up to 3 months.

Notes

If you don't have time to make brown butter, you can use melted butter instead. While brown butter adds a delicious depth of flavor to these cookies, using regular melted butter will still result in tasty cookies.

Be sure to use ripe bananas for the best flavor and texture. Overripe bananas are sweeter and softer than unripe bananas, which will help keep the cookies moist and flavorful.

Don't overmix the dough. Once you add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mix just until everything is combined.

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