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Banana Coconut Pecan Cookies

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Servings: 30 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 1 banana
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup flour whole wheat or all purpose
  • 1 cup oats
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup shredded coconut I use unsweetened but sweetened works too
  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Method
 

  1. Begin by mashing the banana, then add the butter, sugars, and egg and beat until creamy.
  2. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and oats, then mix into the wet ingredients until combined.
  3. Add the coconut and chopped pecans and stir together.
  4. Scoop onto a lined cookie sheet and bake in a 350° F oven for 10-12 minutes or until they begin to color around the edges.
  5. Enjoy your banana coconut pecan cookies warm out of the oven with a glass of cold milk.