Banana-Sugar Cookies

So I promised my roommate that, in exchange for a favor, I'd make her some cookies. Went to Woodman's and got some flour and bananas, because there was some communal sugar, vanilla extract, and baking soda that I could use. The flour and bananas were less than $3 together. Buying all the ingredients would have probably been closer to $10, but hooray for sharing! I made chocolate chip cookies several months ago substituting banana for egg, and they were pretty good, so I decided to leave out the brown sugar and chocolate chips for these, and they turned out to be pretty good! Here's the recipe (it's all just estimation, so feel free to adjust the proportions)

Makes about 16 medium-small cookies.

Tools:
Oven/cookie oven with trays, cooking spray/extra margarine, some sort of measuring cup, microwave, microwavable bowl, larger bowl for mixing, (large) spoon, fork, oven mitt/towel, plate or container to store cookies.

Ingredients:
1/2 c vegan margarine (I use Earth Balance)
1 and 1/4 c white sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 very ripe banana
1ish tsp baking soda
Pinch salt
1 and 1/2 c flour

Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350 (The cookie oven I use is just on and off, but I assume it's 350). Melt the margarine in a microwave-safe container. Dump it into the larger bowl and add the sugar and vanilla, then mix. Microwave the banana for 20-30 seconds to soften it, then mash it as well as you can with the fork. Combine with sugar mix. Add the baking soda and salt, and mix. Add about a cup of flour, and if the batter is still too soft or sticky add more. Grease a pan. Form the dough into balls, about 2 tbsp per ball. Flatten them with your hand a bit before putting them in the oven. Cook for around 8 minutes, checking often. They should turn light brown around the edges. You can also try poking the center with your finger - if the cookie deflates a lot, they aren't done yet. Let them cool a bit before eating.

Here are some pictures:

I can't wait to make these again, to try modifying them. Like I said, this was originally a chocolate chip cookie recipe, so if you replace half of the sugar with brown sugar and add chocolate chips, you get banana-chocolate-chip cookies. But adding walnuts or chocolate chips, or maybe topping these with some peanut butter frosting, would be delicious. Well, that's it for now, and happy baking!