Island Cookies

Name: Island Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 48 cookies
Ingredients: 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature; 3/4 cup packed light-brown sugar; 1/3 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup mashed ripe banana; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 (12 ounce) bag semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut; 6 dried pineapple rings, chopped; 1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts

Submitted by looneytunesfan

"Macadamias, bananas and pineapple combine for the taste of the tropics."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 15
Yields:: 48 cookies

ingredients

1 ²⁄₃ cups all-purpose flour
³⁄₄ teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground nutmeg
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
³⁄₄ cup packed light-brown sugar
¹⁄₃ cup granulated sugar
1 cup mashed ripe banana
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 (12 ounce) bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
6 dried pineapple rings, chopped
¹⁄₂ cup chopped macadamia nuts

directions

Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Sift flour, powder, soda, salt, nutmeg into bowl.
On medium-high, beat butter in bowl until creamy. Add sugars and mashed banana; beat until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Beat in vanilla.
On low, beat in flour mixture. Stir in chips, coconut, chopped pineapple and macadamia nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased baking sheets.
Bake in 375 degree F oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly golden. Cool cookies on sheet on wire rack for 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool completely.

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Reviews

The flavors of the three payload fruits all come through in these great cookies. They're really chewy too. Parchment paper on the cookie sheets is helpful.

Able Baker