Mrs. Fields Banana Nut Cookies

Submitted by NorthwestGal

"This is an original recipe from Debbie Fields, which I found and posted in a Recipezaar forum in response to a request. It prompted such positive replies that I thought I should post the recipe for others who might be searching for it, too. (Servings are calculated at 3 cookies each.)"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 24-48 cookies
• Serves: 8-16

ingredients

• 2 2⁄3 cups flour, all-purpose
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup brown sugar, light packed
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon liqueur or 1 teaspoon extract, banana flavor
• 3⁄4 cup ripe banana, mashed
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped

directions

1. Preheat oven to 300°F
2. In a medium bowl, combine four, soda and salt. Mix well and set aside.
3. In a large bowl with an electric mixer, blend sugars at medium speed. Add butter and mix to form a grainy paste, scraping down the sides of the bowl. Add egg, liqueur and banana, and beat at medium speed until smooth. Add flour mixture, 1 cup of the chocolate chips and walnuts, and blend at low speed until just combined.
4. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheets, 2 inches apart.
5. Sprinkle cookies with chocolate chips, 6 to 8 per cookie.
6. Bake 25-27 minutes until cookie edges begin to brown.
7. Transfer immediately to a cool surface.

Reviews

[Patricia M.]

These are really good! Great way to use up those ripe bananas!! I used chopped pecans and dark chocolate chips (that was what I had on hand). I also used pure vanilla extract in place of the banana flavoring that I didn't have. This recipe is a keeper!!!

 

[Alyse]

I make these all of the time! They are the banana bread cookies that everyone always asks for!! It's a great use for almost black bananas!!

 

[AZPARZYCH]

This are really moist and good! Made for a playdate with some friends and all the kids (and moms) ate them up. I left out the nuts because one of the kids has a tree-nut allergy, and DS was helping me make these and got excited about dumping the choco chips and put all 2 cups in the mix. Made for Photo Tag.

 

[cherisanders]

I made these last year. A girl from work brought in a Mrs. Fields Cookie book and we all picked out cookies to bake. I took on this receipe. Everyone loved it SO much that they all want me to bake some this year. <br/>The funny thing was that a different lady at work had decided to take the receipe and try to do it better, W/o chocolate chips......She brought them the very next day, and they weren't near as good as mine. :D

 

[weekend cooker]

Great cookies with excellent banana flavor. Ended up with a total of 40, with 10 made from chopped pecans, because I ran out of walnuts. Other than that I made recipe as posted.Made for PRMR TAG.