Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

Name: Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 3 dozen
Ingredients: 1/3 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 large egg, room temperature; 1/2 cup mashed ripe banana; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Bake: 15 min./batch

Yield 3 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

These warm, gooey, indulgent banana chocolate chip cookies can be made in just 35 minutes. Bake a batch of three dozen to nosh on all week long.

Ingredients

1/3 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1/2 cup mashed ripe banana
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in the egg, banana and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips.
Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 13-16 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 69 calories, 3g fat (2g saturated fat), 10mg cholesterol, 50mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.

These soft banana cookies have a cakelike texture and lots of flavor that everyone seem to love. It's one of the best banana cookie recipes I've found. —Vicki Raatz, Waterloo, Wisconsin

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