Cookies are great for breakfast, quick snacks or desserts which makes it a must to know how to prepare them. Apricot cherry bars, banana cornmeal cookies, banana ginger jumbles and banana nut bars are some delicious cookie recipes.
Here are the recipes for you to prepare at home:
1. Apricot Cherry Bars
Ingredient - Preparation Method
- 1 package yellow cake mix
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine - softened
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup cut-up dried apricots
- 1/2 cup drained chopped maraschino cherries
- Powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine - softened
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup cut-up dried apricots
- 1/2 cup drained chopped maraschino cherries
- Powdered sugar
Directions:
- Heat oven to 375º.
- Grease and flour jelly roll pan, 15 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 1 inch.
- Beat half of the cake mix (dry), the water, butter, brown sugar and eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth, or mix with spoon.
- Stir in remaining cake mix, the apricots and cherries.
- Spread evenly in pan.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out
clean.
- Cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
- Grease and flour jelly roll pan, 15 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 1 inch.
- Beat half of the cake mix (dry), the water, butter, brown sugar and eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth, or mix with spoon.
- Stir in remaining cake mix, the apricots and cherries.
- Spread evenly in pan.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out
clean.
- Cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Cut into 6 rows by 5 rows.
2. Banana Cornmeal Cookies
Ingredient - Preparation Method
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine - softened
- 1/2 cup mashed very ripe banana (1 medium)
- 1 egg
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine - softened
- 1/2 cup mashed very ripe banana (1 medium)
- 1 egg
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions:
- Heat oven to 375º.
- Grease cookie sheet. Beat brown sugar, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, the butter, banana and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon.
- Stir in flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. (If dough is too soft to shape, cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.)
- Mix 1/4 cup granulated sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls.
- Place about 3 inches apart on cookie sheet.
- Flatten slightly in crisscross pattern with fork dipped into cinnamon-sugar mixture.
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown.
- Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
- Grease cookie sheet. Beat brown sugar, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, the butter, banana and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon.
- Stir in flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. (If dough is too soft to shape, cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.)
- Mix 1/4 cup granulated sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls.
- Place about 3 inches apart on cookie sheet.
- Flatten slightly in crisscross pattern with fork dipped into cinnamon-sugar mixture.
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown.
- Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
3. Banana Ginger Jumbles
Ingredient - Preparation Method
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine - softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 tablespoon grated gingerroot OR 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup mashed very ripe bananas (2 medium)
- 1/4 cup milk
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- Powdered sugar, if desired
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine - softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 tablespoon grated gingerroot OR 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup mashed very ripe bananas (2 medium)
- 1/4 cup milk
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- Powdered sugar, if desired
Directions:
- Heat oven to 375º. Beat brown sugar, butter, shortening, gingerroot and eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon.
- Stir in bananas and milk. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt.
- Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched in center.
- Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar while warm.
- Stir in bananas and milk. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt.
- Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched in center.
- Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar while warm.
4. Banana-Nut Bars
Ingredient - Preparation Method
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup mashed very ripe bananas (2 medium)
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts
- Cream Cheese Frosting - (recipe follows)
- 1 cup mashed very ripe bananas (2 medium)
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts
- Cream Cheese Frosting - (recipe follows)
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese - softened
- 1/3 cup butter or margarine - softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup butter or margarine - softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Directions:
- Heat oven to 350º.
- Grease rectangular pan, 13 × 9 × 2 inches.
- Mix sugar, bananas, oil and eggs in large bowl with spoon. Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Stir in nuts.
- Spread batter in pan.
- Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool completely.
- Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting.
- Cut into 6 row by 4 rows.
- Store covered in refrigerator.
- Grease rectangular pan, 13 × 9 × 2 inches.
- Mix sugar, bananas, oil and eggs in large bowl with spoon. Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Stir in nuts.
- Spread batter in pan.
- Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool completely.
- Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting.
- Cut into 6 row by 4 rows.
- Store covered in refrigerator.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- Mix cream cheese, butter and vanilla in medium bowl.
- Gradually beat in powdered sugar with spoon until smooth and spreadable.
- Gradually beat in powdered sugar with spoon until smooth and spreadable.
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