Enjoy the banana’s moisture, the pecans’ crunch, the dates’ natural sweetness, and the knowledge that you are giving your family a healthy cookie.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 18 |
| Yield: | 18 cookies |
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped dates
- ¼ cup chopped pecans
- ¼ cup water
- ½ very ripe banana, mashed
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine the dates, pecans, water, banana, egg, butter, and vanilla extract in a bowl.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together in a separate bowl. Add to the date mixture and stir until well combined.
- Drop dough by tablespoonfuls about 1 inch apart onto the prepared baking sheet and flatten lightly with the palm of your hand.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cookies start to brown around the edges, being careful not to over-bake, for 11 to 13 minutes. Transfer cookies immediately to a wire rack to cool.
- The cookies won’t spread out much when baked, so you can place them on the prepared baking sheet fairly close together.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 83 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 14 g |
| Cholesterol | 14 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 73 mg |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 3 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I used chopped pistachios and almond flour to make a whole30 SWYPO treat for my partner’s birthday . They’re so good! Like soft, moist banana bread bites. Will be making these again!
Since my Family is allergic to nuts i used sunflower seeds instead of pecans. They turned out great
I love the flavor of these! I can’t use banana, so I substituted with 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce, which usually works as a fine replacement. The flavor is still wonderful and the texture is soft but solid! I was very concerned about overcooking them, so I think I took them out too soon as I was over the time by several minutes. I also wonder about cooking directly on the pan as my bottoms weren’t nearly as browned or crisp as I like. I really feel like I’d’ve had better results with the bake if I’d left out the parchment paper. (My oven tends to average the I plan to bake these again with some variations too! They seem like a great base for tweaking. In the future I might toast the nuts, soak the dates in fruit juice, add more spices, and possibly add other fruit like apple chunks!
I’m Allergic to bananas is there a substitution for bananas in this recipe
My husband made these delicious cookies, but…he used an entire banana instead of one half (accidentally). The outcome was a perfect soft cookie/bar that was perfect to put in lunchboxes. Seriously, these things could be marketed as healthy grab and gos at coffee shops and likes. Super.
Incredible cookies! We make Christmas Cookies for our family and friends every year and this is definitely our new favorite on our list!
I made them exactly as the recipe indicated. They are excellent! They really do taste like banana bread.
These are really good They are like banana bread with dates and pecans in a cookie form. These would be good in a cookie bar form also. Thank you.
Just follow the recipe. It is a very delicious cookie recipe. Tastes amazing with a cup of yogurt.