Ingredients
1 ¼ cup softened Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
1 Egg
¼ cup Milk
1 tsp Vanilla
3 ½ cups Flour
2 tsp. Baking Powder
½ tsp Salt
¼ tsp Cinnamon
3 very ripe Bananas
1 ½ cups Coconut
1 10 oz. bag Caramel Chips
❃❃Makes 28 – 32 Cookies ❃❃
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350, line baking sheets with parchment paper and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
Mash bananas and set aside.
Toast coconut on a baking sheet at 350 until the coconut is slightly browned. Once browned remove from oven and let cool.
In a bowl sift or whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
Make the Cookies
In the bowl of a stand mixer cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and mix until fully combined. Add vanilla and bananas. Once vanilla and bananas are combined add 1/3 of the flour mixture and mix until just combined, add ½ of the milk and mix until combined, add one 1/3 more of the flour mixture until combined, add the final ½ milk and mix until combined and finally add the last 1/3 of the flour mixture and mix until combined. Add in coconut and caramel chips and mix until just combined.
Using a 2 Tbsp. scoop place 8 cookies on a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when put in the center of the cookies. Remove from oven and let cool on a rack before storing or eating.