PB and Banana Cake Cookies recipe for managing PCOS and pregnancy on Fertility Chef

Dessert: PB and Banana Cake Cookies

Add these peanut butter and banana cake cookies to your party’s menu - a wonderful dessert.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Health and fertility benefits of PB and Banana Cake Cookies

Nuts are a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and improving insulin sensitivity.

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 ripe medium banana, mashed
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Melted chocolate frosting, if desired
Chopped roasted peanuts, if desired

Instructions

Heat oven to 350 °F. In large bowl, beat butter, peanut butter and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes or until creamy. Beat in egg. On low speed, beat in banana and vanilla until smooth.
In small bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. On low speed, beat flour mixture into peanut butter mixture.
Onto ungreased cookie sheet, drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 1 inch apart.
Bake 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Drizzle cookies with melted frosting and sprinkle with peanuts.