Banana Olive Oil Cookies

I work for a company that provides great benefits and one of these benefits is that they pay for us to have "cooking classes" at the California Health and Longevity Institute.  The reason I put cooking classes in quotations is because they focus more on healthy living than on techniques.  I went to one where we made olive oil cookies and they were quite tasty so I wanted to make them again, but of course put my own twist on them.  We had some extra overripe banana's lying around so I decided to make banana olive oil cookies, and let me tell you, they turned out amazing!  Best of all these cookies are only 155 calories per cookie!

Ingredients:

1. 2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil (frozen)
2. 1 1/2 bananas
3. 1 cup of sugar
4. 1/2 cup of applesauce
5. 1 1/2 tsp. of vanilla
6. 1 1/2 tsp of baking soda
7. 1 lid of white vinegar
8. 1 tsp of baking powder
9. 1/2 tsp. of salt
10. 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
11. 1 cup whole wheat flour
12. 1/2 cup powdered sugar, for dusting

Directions:

• Freeze olive oil until is becomes thick (like the consistency of honey) (this is in place of butter so it needs to be thicker than just pouring olive oil out of a bottle)
• Preheat oven to 375 degree and spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray
• In small bowl mash bananas then add white vinegar and 1 tsp of baking soda, let it sit for 5-10 minutes (it will get bubbly!)
• In a separate bowl combine flours, baking soda (1/2 tsp), baking powder, and salt
• Add applesauce, oil, sugar, and vanilla in with the banana mixture
• Slowly add dry ingredients to wet ingredients until combined
• Using a ice cream scoop or spoon scoop mixture into even balls (heaping tbsp.)
• Planing onto baking sheet and bake for 8 minutes
• Let them cool then dust them with powdered sugar

I didn't want to make 2 dozen cookies so I only made a few and put the rest of the batter in the freezer to use at another time when I just want one or two cookies.