Allergy Friendly Banana Cookies

Don’t you hate when you spend so much time researching the perfect recipe for a toddler, that you know they will love, and then when you finally master it, they won’t even touch it? That is exactly the case with these Allergy Friendly Banana Cookies! It’s not that these cookies are bad; they’re quite good actually. My husband, with no allergy issue, was gulping them down. The problem is, my kid is 2. Anyone who has, or has had, a 2 year old, can understand that a toddlers wants and needs, change with the snap of a finger.

I was feeling rather guilty that I was going to be baking some yummy allergen filled treats, especially given that she has been begging for “cookie, cookie pweease” all week, so I decided to be a good mommy and make her some cookies that she could safely enjoy. The girl loves bananas, and as always, I had a few overripe ones in the pantry.

So the thing is, I’ve used bananas to replace eggs in the past and it hasn’t always worked out. Remember those brownies where I had to throw away the pan? And, how can I add more banana to a recipe that already has banana in it? I remembered that I bought xanthan gum, a few weeks ago, when I was testing out a gluten-free recipe for a fellow blogger’s future cookbook. I think I read somewhere that xanthan gum

can replace eggs but I couldn’t find much on the subject (let me know if this is not real). I decided to throw caution to the wind and give it a whirl. Worst case scenario is that they are gross and I toss them and she’s none the wiser.

I was so proud of myself when I pulled these out of the oven, they smelled fabulous! Even further proud of myself when I tasted them. Good. No. Great. I call her in, so excited “Look what mommy made you….Cookies”. She picks it up and throws it on the ground and walks away. So not only did she not get any cookies but now the rest of the family got two special treats because I still made the allergy filled treats and we got to eat these yummy allergy friendly banana cookies! That’ll teach her!

I do think I’ll make them again for her. Because like any 2 year old, what she won’t touch today, might just be her favorite tomorrow. I think next time I’ll add a cup of Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips

, I think a little chocolate makes everything better!

This recipe was adapted into an allergy friendly recipe. The original base recipe (contains allergens) was found on Simply Recipes.

I guess I should mention, for those of you who may be new here and wondering why I’m interested in allergy friendly recipes, Nora is my 2 year old who is allergic to soy, egg, peanut, tree nut, sesame & chickpea. She recently outgrew a dairy allergy! Hooray!

Print Allergy Friendly Banana Cookies

Ingredients

• 2-3 bananas, mashed (about 1 C)
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 C butter, softened (or Earth's Balance dairy free/soy free if dairy allergy)
• 1/2 C brown sugar
• 1/2 C white granulated sugar
• 1 tsp xanthan gum
• 2 C flour
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/2 cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• Optional: allergy friendly chocolate chips (1 C)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. In a bowl, mix the mashed bananas and baking soda. Allow baking soda to react, while mixing together other ingredients (at least 2 minutes).
3. Using a hand mixer, cream together butter and sugars. Add xanthan gum.
4. Add banana mixture to butter mixture and mix until combined.
5. In a separate bowl, add flour, salt and spices and then add that to the banana/butter mixture. Stir well until combined.
6. If using chocolate chips, stir them in now.
7. Drop spoonfuls of batter onto parchment lined baking sheet. Bake 9-12 minutes.
8. Cool on wire racks.

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