Brown Butter Banana Cookies - The Great Banana Bake-Off

Yes, this was 100 bananas…. We counted.

Sometimes, inspiration comes from the heart. Other times, it comes from sheer necessity—like when you find a box of 100 bananas for $10 on FlashFood and suddenly realize you’ve got a ticking time bomb of ripening fruit in your kitchen.

Thus began The Great Banana Bake-Off, featuring a trio of determined bakers (joystikNik, elliface, and our bestie youwerefound), a whole lot of brown butter, and an ambitious plan to turn excess bananas into something delicious.

Not only did we whip up these soft, rich, and perfectly sweet Brown Butter Banana Cookies, but we took it a step further: we sold cookies LIVE on stream. What started as a fun baking session quickly became a full-blown banana-powered pop-up shop. We took 12 orders from our amazing viewers, offering both chocolate chip and peanut butter chip options, plus a gluten-free version. By the next day, all the cookies were baked, packed, and shipped out, and—best of all—every single person who received them loved them.

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Behind the Scenes of Banana Chaos

With two batches baking at a time, the kitchen turned into a perfectly coordinated assembly line of baking madness:
🥄 youwerefound helped mix like a pro
🧈 joystikNik handled browning butter and monitoring the oven like a watchful guardian
🍪 elliface focused on mixing and shaping each cookie

There was butter sizzling, bananas mashing, dough flying—controlled chaos at its finest. And at the end of the night? Dozens of warm, golden, brown-butter-infused cookies ready to make their way across the country.

If you're looking for a way to use up those ripe bananas before they turn into fruit-fly bait, this is the cookie recipe for you. And if you’re debating whether brown butter is worth the extra step—let me just say: it absolutely is.

Brown Butter Banana Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 ripe banana, mashed

• 1/2 cup brown sugar

• 1/4 cup melted brown butter (yes, take the extra step—it’s worth it!)

• 1 cup flour (or GF 1:1 replacement)

• 1/4 tsp baking soda

• 1/4 tsp salt

• 1/4 cup chocolate chips (swap for peanut butter chips if that’s your vibe!)

Instructions:

1. Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. In a mixing bowl, mash the banana until smooth.

3. Stir in the brown sugar and melted brown butter until creamy and well-blended.

4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually fold this into the wet mixture until just combined. (Don’t overmix!)

5. Drop spoonfuls of dough onto the baking sheet, leaving space between each.

6. Bake for 8-10 minutes, until the edges turn golden but the centers stay soft.

7. Let cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.