Banana chocolate chip cookies. If you like banana bread, you'll love these Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies. They are a great way to use up overripe bananas and have a soft cake-like texture. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together, and set aside.
Can I add nuts to these cookies?
Yes, for added texture, stir ½ cup chopped toasted pecans or walnuts into the batter.
These banana cookies are adapted from my favorite oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.
You can cook Banana chocolate chip cookies using 11 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Banana chocolate chip cookies
- You need 1/2 cup of sugar.
- You need 1/2 cup of softened butter.
- It's 1 of eggs.
- It's 2 of bananas mashed.
- You need 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
- Prepare 1 cup of all-purpose flour.
- It's 1 tbsp of baking powder.
- You need 1/4 tsp of salt.
- You need 1 tbsp of baking soda.
- You need 1 cup of chocolate chips.
- It's 1 cup of filberts nuts (optional).
I reduced the butter, added bananas, and increased the flour. Bananas contain so much moisture that more flour is needed to absorb it. You're going to love the bold banana flavor, the chewy oats that add so much. I love making these banana chocolate chip cookies because they are easy to make and they are on the healthier side.
Banana chocolate chip cookies instructions
- Mix the butter and sugar until it light and fluffy. Then beat in the eggs, bananas and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder,salt and baking soda. Add to creamed mixture and mix well adding chocolate chips and nuts.
- Drop by tablespoons 2 in apart on cookie sheet bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or tell edge are light brown.
I add chocolate chips because chocolate chips are always a good idea in cookies! These oatmeal banana cookies will remind you of banana bread, but in cookie form. The banana chocolate chip cookies are soft, chewy, and the perfect spin on chocolate chip cookies. After extensive testing and a few of bunches of bananas later, I'm incredibly happy with this recipe. Today we will talk about cookies.