Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Published on
December 9th 2021
Last updated on March 20th 2024
Chigoziri Nwachuku

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Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies on a baking tray

Had a stressful day? Have one of these Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies - or two! They're cakey, moist, and full of chocolate chip and banana goodness. They're sure to melt your cares away. Besides adding natural sweetness to these cookies, bananas also provide potassium. Potassium is vital for healthy blood pressure and regulating muscle contractions. So eat up those cookies!

Rate
Average: 5 (5 votes)
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Serves
36 cookies

Ingredients

  • 1/3 Cup Unsalted butter, softened

  • 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar

  • 1 Large Egg, room temperature

  • 1/2 Cup Mashed Bananas, ripe

  • 3/4 teaspoon Vanilla extract

  • 1 1/4 Cups All-Purpose Flour

  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt

  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder

  • 1/8 teaspoon Baking Soda

  • 1 Cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 °F.

In a large bowl, add unsalted butter and sugar. Using a whisk, cream until mixture is light and fluffy. Keep whisking for about 5 minutes. 

A glass bowl containing sugar and cubes of butter

Whisk in egg, mashed bananas, and vanilla extract mixing until incorporated. 

A glass bowl with a whisk mashing bananas

Add all-purpose flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda to a second bowl. Mix well using a clean whisk.

A glass bowl with flour being whisked

Using a rubber spatula, fold the flour mixture into the egg mixture until there is no sign of flour left over. Be careful not to over mix as this will result in drier, less moist cookies.

A bowl containing cookie dough and a rubber spatula

Fold in the semi-sweet chocolate chips.

Chocolate chips being folded into cookie dough with a rubber spatula

Drop by tablespoon complete onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.

9 balls of cookie dough spread out on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until golden brown.

Remove from oven, then place on a cooling rack or serve warm and enjoy. You may also want to try another cookie recipe like Sprinkle Sugar Cookies

9 chocolate chip cookies on a cooling rack
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