Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
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4 dozen cookies, about
ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 cup rolled oats (not quick-cooking oats)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons cool unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1⁄4 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 medium very ripe banana, mashed (about 1/2 cup)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups chocolate chips (bittersweet or semisweet)
directions
- Position rack in center of oven; preheat oven to 350°.
- In a bowl, whisk the flour, oats, baking soda, and salt until combined; set aside.
- Grease a baking sheet with butter; set aside.
- In a big bowl, beat the butter and shortening, using an electric mixer on medium speed, until softened and of a uniform color, about 1 minute.
- Beat in both sugars until fluffy but still a little grainy, about 1 minute.
- Beat in the mashed banana and vanilla; remove beaters.
- Stir in flour mixture using a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until a soft, wet dough forms.
- Stir in chocolate chips, just until evenly distributed.
- Drop high, rounded teaspoonfuls of the dough onto prepared sheet, spacing mounds about 1 ½ inches apart.
- Bake for about 12 minutes, until bumpy and lightly browned.
- For best results, rotate the baking sheet back to front halfway through the baking process.
- Cool cookies for 2 minutes on baking sheet; transfer cookies to wire rack to cool completely.
- Cool the baking sheet for 5 minutes before making additional cookies.
- *Banana Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies—decrease the chocolate chips to 1 ½ cups; stir in 1 ½ cups dried cherries with the chips; proceed as directed.
- *Banana Macadamia White Chocolate Chip Cookies—substitute 1 ½ cups chopped unsalted macadamia nuts and 1 ½ cups white chocolate chips for the chocolate chips; proceed as directed.
- *Banana Nut Chocolate Chip Cookies—decrease chocolate chips to 1 ½ cups; add 1 ½ cups chopped walnuts or pecans with the chips; proceed as directed.
- *Banana White Chocolate Chip Cookies—substitute 3 cups white chocolate chips for the chocolate chips; proceed as directed.
- *Tropical Chocolate Chip Cookies—substitute rum extract for the vanilla extract; decrease the chocolate chips to 1 ½ cups; add 1 cup chopped dried pineapple and ½ cup sweetened shredded coconut with the chips; proceed as directed.
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Reviews
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I have no idea if these are better the 2nd day because they are sooo amazing I had to review them immediately. I ate three before the 2nd batch had come out of the oven! I only made half the recipe. The instructions are excellent and the cookies are delicious. I used all butter instead of shortening. My banana was so ripe it was practically fermenting. I don't use chocolate chips but make my own (better chocolate and nice variety of sizes). I used 100 grams of 70%cocoa chocolate and it was perfect. Excellent recipe, will make again. Thanks for posting!
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These were good but I guess I wanted or expected more of a banana flavor. I only used half the amount of chocolate chips, looked like a lot then, but they really overpowered everything. I wasn't sure how to get in more banana without messing it all up so if I do this one again I may have to play with it. Thanks NurseDi!
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These cookies are amazing! I won't know if they're better the next day because they won't last that long. I especially like that they don't have that cake-like texture that is so typical of banana cookies. I've already passed the recipe on to my cousin because she loved them too. I only used two cups of chocolate chips because that was all I had and we thought that was plenty. Thanks for posting my new favorite cookie recipe.