Banana Bread Chocolate Chip Cookies
By
Marianne Gleason
@Mern
6
I've been baking lots of banana bread lately and while I love it, I wanted something different to do with my ripe bananas. I found this recipe and tweaked it some to make it mine. They have a very soft, cake-like texture. Enjoy!
Blue Ribbon Recipe
Tender and moist, these chocolate chip cookies were a HUGE hit in the Test Kitchen. They're like banana bread in a cookie form. Outside, there are crisp edges like a cookie. Inside, though, it's soft like banana bread. We opted to add chocolate chips and nuts. It's a classic flavor combination in banana bread and works just as well in these cookies.
Ingredients
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2 1/2 call-purpose flour
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3/4 tspbaking soda
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1/2 tspbaking powder
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1/4 tspsalt
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3/4 cmashed bananas (about 2 medium bananas)
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1/2 csour cream
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1 stickbutter
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1/2 csugar
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1/2 cbrown sugar
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1egg
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2 tspvanilla extract
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OPTIONAL
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1/2 cmini chocolate chips
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1/2 cwalnuts, chopped
How to Make Banana Bread Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Heat the butter in a small saute pan until it turns brown and smells nutty.
- Remove from heat and add the white and brown sugars. Let sit for about 5 minutes to cool.
- Pour into a large mixing bowl and add the egg and vanilla.
- Mix in banana and sour cream.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Fold into banana mixture.
- Fold in chocolate chips and nuts, if desired. Choose your own additions - you could also use raisins, toffee bits, pecans, etc.
- Refrigerate dough for at least 30 minutes (dough will still be sticky). Drop a one-inch ball of dough onto cookie sheets 2-inches apart (about 1 1/2 Tbsp).
- Bake at 350 degrees for 10-13 minutes or until the edges are brown.
