Description
Irresistible banana bread chocolate chip cookies blend classic comfort with playful sweetness, merging two beloved desserts into one delightful treat. Warm spices and rich chocolate chunks create a perfect harmony that will make snack time an unforgettable experience.
Ingredients
Scale
Banana and Chocolate:
- 1 ripe banana (mashed)
- 150 g (1 cup) chocolate chips (dark, milk, or semi-sweet)
- 50 g (½ cup) chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
Sugars and Dairy:
- 115 g (½ cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 100 g (½ cup) brown sugar
- 50 g (¼ cup) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
Dry Ingredients and Spices:
- 190 g (1 ½ cups) all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Warm the oven to 350F (175C) and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper, ensuring a non-stick surface for even baking.
- Using an electric mixer, whip softened butter with brown and granulated sugars until the mixture becomes airy and pale, creating a smooth base for the cookies.
- Incorporate ripe, well-mashed bananas into the sugar mixture, followed by a single egg and fragrant vanilla extract, blending until the ingredients form a cohesive mixture.
- In a separate container, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and ground cinnamon, ensuring no lumps remain and all dry components are evenly distributed.
- Gently introduce the dry ingredient blend into the wet mixture, stirring carefully to prevent overmixing and maintain a light cookie texture.
- Sprinkle chocolate chips throughout the dough, distributing them evenly to guarantee a consistent chocolate experience in every bite.
- Scoop rounded portions of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving adequate space between each cookie to allow for spreading during baking.
- Place the sheet in the preheated oven and bake for 10-12 minutes, watching for golden-brown edges and a set center as indicators of perfect doneness.
- Allow cookies to rest on the baking sheet for a brief 5-minute period, then transfer to a wire cooling rack to achieve complete cooling and optimal texture.
Notes
- Ensure bananas are very ripe for maximum sweetness and intense banana flavor in your cookies.
- Use room temperature ingredients to create smoother, more evenly mixed dough that blends perfectly.
- Avoid overmixing the dough after adding flour to prevent tough, dense cookies with a heavy texture.
- For gluten-free version, swap all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend that maintains the same soft, chewy consistency.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg