{"id":1502,"date":"2011-09-27T02:48:12","date_gmt":"2011-09-27T02:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/?p=1502"},"modified":"2012-02-19T17:46:36","modified_gmt":"2012-02-19T17:46:36","slug":"banana-nut-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/2011\/09\/27\/banana-nut-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Banana Nut Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div style=\"width: 300px;\" data-width=\"300\" class=\"ratio-wrap-center\"><div class=\"ratio-box\" style=\"padding-bottom: 75% !important;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1514 lazyload\" title=\"banana nut cookies_blog\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/banana-nut-cookies_blog-300x225.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/banana-nut-cookies_blog-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/banana-nut-cookies_blog.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/img><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The other day, I wanted banana bread. \u00a0I love my <a title=\"Banana Bread\" href=\"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/2011\/02\/20\/banana-bread\/\" target=\"_blank\">go-to recipe<\/a> for banana bread because it\u2019s so simple to make! \u00a0Normally I would whip up a loaf and be on my merry way. \u00a0On this particular day, however, there was a slight complication: I was really in the mood for cookies! \u00a0But I wanted the flavors of banana bread. \u00a0Result? \u00a0Banana bread cookies! \u00a0I used my favorite pudding cookie recipe for this one, since I wanted a moist, soft and chewy cookie. \u00a0I added a banana and some walnuts to make sure the cookies tasted like banana bread. \u00a0The next time you\u2019re in the mood for a cookie that tastes like banana bread, try these Banana Nut Cookies!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 cup brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 small package of Vanilla or Banana Instant Pudding Mix (3.4 oz)<\/li>\n<li>2 eggs<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>2-1\/4 cups flour<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon baking soda<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of salt<\/li>\n<li>1 medium-sized banana, mashed<\/li>\n<li>1 cup chopped walnuts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, and line your baking sheets with parchment paper. \u00a0Set aside.<\/p>\n<p>In the bowl of your mixer, combine the butter and both sugars until light and fluffy.<\/p>\n<p>On medium speed, beat in the pudding mix, eggs, and vanilla extract.<\/p>\n<p>On low speed, mix in the flour, baking soda, and salt. \u00a0Be careful to mix only until combined (do not over mix!).<\/p>\n<p>Mix in the banana, just until combined.<\/p>\n<p>Stir in the chopped walnuts.<\/p>\n<p>Use a measuring tablespoon to scoop out the cookie dough onto the lined baking sheets. \u00a0Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the cookies are just turning golden and the centers are just set.<\/p>\n<p>Let cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, before cooling completely on cooling racks.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>Makes about 3 dozen cookies.<\/p>\n<p><em>Original recipe by La Casa de Sweets<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next time you&#8217;re in the mood for banana bread and cookies, try these Banana Nut Cookies!  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[111,26],"tags":[223,224],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1502"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1502"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1504,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1502\/revisions\/1504"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}