Instructions

In your stand mixer or a bowl, combine the butter and the sugar until it gets fluffy. Add in the shortening and mix together well. Add the eggs in one at a time and mix well between additions. In another bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and powder, nutmeg and the salt. Mash the banana in a bowl. Once you have the banana mashed, add the vanilla. Pour the flour and the banana mixture into the butter/sugar mixture alternating and mixing well between each addition. Stir in the walnuts. The batter will seem loose and quite sticky. Use a mini ice cream scoop to scoop the banana cookie dough onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes, or until bottoms are getting golden. They might not appear done, but if you touch them, they will feel a little like cake and not be sticky.

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  • unsalted butter Notes: 1/3 cup, room temperature
  • granulated sugar Notes: 1 cup
  • shortening Notes: 1/3 cup
  • eggs Notes: 2
  • all purpose flour Notes: 2 1/2 cups
  • baking soda Notes: 1/4 teaspoons
  • salt Notes: 1/4 teaspoons
  • ground nutmeg Notes: 1/2 teaspoons
  • baking powder Notes: 2 teaspoons
  • bananas Notes: 3, they were pretty average sized
  • vanilla Notes: 1 teaspoons
  • walnuts Notes: 1/2 cup, chopped