Banana-Peanut Butter Cookies

I found this one on the "Ripe Bananas" bag from the grocery store...putting it here for safe keeping.... I will make it gluten-free.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 45
• Yields: 45 cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1  mashed ripe banana (1/2 cup)
• 1⁄3 cup  firmly packed brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup butter or 1⁄4 cup margarine
• 1⁄4 cup peanut butter
• 1  large egg
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375. Spray baking sheets with cooking spray. combine flour and baking soda in a small bowl. In a medium mixing bowl, beat banana, sugar, butter and peanut butter until light and fluffy, using a mixer on medium speed. Beat in egg and vanilla. gradually beat in flour mixture until dough forms. shape dough into 1-inch balls, placing them 2 inches apart, on baking sheets. Using a fork dipped in flour, press crisscross pattern onto each cookie. bake cookies, in batches, until edges are set, aobut 10 minutes. Cool completely.