Description
Delight in the perfect combination of banana bread and chocolate chip cookies with these soft, chewy treats. Packed with ripe banana flavor and studded with chocolate chips, these cookies are sure to become a family favorite.
Ingredients
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Cookie Dough:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large ripe banana (mashed)
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and sugars: In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Combine wet ingredients: Mix in the mashed banana, egg, and vanilla extract until well combined.
- Prepare dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring just until combined.
- Add mix-ins: Fold in the chocolate chips and nuts, if using.
- Bake: Scoop tablespoon-sized portions of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Bake for 10–12 minutes, or until the edges are golden and the centers are set.
- Cool: Let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For softer cookies, slightly underbake and let them finish setting on the tray.
- These cookies freeze well and taste even better the next day!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 95 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
