Description
Indulge in the delightful combination of sweet bananas and rich chocolate chips with these soft and chewy Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies. Perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth!
Ingredients
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Wet Ingredients:
- 1 ripe banana, mashed
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup brown sugar, packed
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Additions:
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream the ingredients: In a large bowl, cream together softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add mashed banana, egg, and vanilla extract; mix well.
- Combine dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Gradually add to the wet mixture, stirring until just combined.
- Add chocolate chips: Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Bake: Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until lightly golden. Cool on the sheet before transferring to a rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For extra flavor, add ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans.
- These cookies stay soft due to the banana content and are a great way to use up overripe bananas.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 70 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
