1 cup of sugar
1 egg, room temperature
1 cup of mashed bananas (about 2 1/2 large bananas)
1 tsp of baking soda
2 cups of flour
pinch of salt
1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp of ground mace or nutmeg
1/2 tsp of ground cloves1 cup of pecans (walnuts and chocolate chips are fine alternatives)
Preheat the oven to 350 F
Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the egg & continue to beat until the mixture is light and fluffy.
In a bowl, mix the mashed bananas & baking soda. Let sit for 2 minutes. The baking soda will react with the acid in the bananas which in turn will give the cookies their lift and rise.
Mix banana mixture into the butter mixture. Mix together the flour, salt, and spices and sift into the butter and banana mixture and mix until just combined.
Fold into the batter the pecans or chocolate chips if using. Drop in dollops onto parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Bake for 11-13 minutes or until nicely golden brown. Let cool on wire racks.
Makes about 30 cookies.
