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
In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. 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.
Banana Chocolate Chip Cookie Tips
Can I add nuts to these cookies?
Yes, for added texture, stir ½ cup chopped toasted pecans or walnuts into the batter. To toast nuts, bake in a shallow pan in a 350° oven for 5-10 minutes or cook in a skillet over low heat until lightly browned, stirring occasionally.
How do you ripen a banana quickly?
When baking with bananas, use ones that are ripe (or even overripe) to yield the best flavor. If you have a day or two to spare, place bananas and an apple, avocado, peach or tomato in a brown paper bag and keep on your counter. This will trap the ethylene gas of the fruits and quicken the ripening process. To ripen bananas even faster, place them in their peels on a baking sheet and warm in a 250° oven for 15-20 minutes. Check out these other banana ripening tips.
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Jane
May 3, 2020
This was so yummy! I also recommend adding one tsp of cinnamon, but that banana flavor is magical! Will bake again.
haley
Apr 30, 2020
my most favorite cookies to bake, and they're so very tasty!!!
Lisa
Apr 29, 2020
Fantastic!!! I added 1 tsp of cinnamon this this recipe and it is so good! I really think it needed this added spice for a very flavorful cookie. Definitely will make these again.
H
Mar 25, 2020
I measured half of these with a tablespoon and half with a teaspoon.
The teaspoon size tasted better. I also added cinnamon and nutmeg, otherwise they would taste bland.
mtuttle
Feb 18, 2020
These are good! I doubled the recipe, since I had three aging bananas to use up. Around two and a half bananas made up a cup. I was short butter by around a tablespoon. It did not matter. I used the large Pampered Chef cookie scoop. I got 41 good-sized cookies.
Las Gomas
Nov 25, 2019
I loved this recipe! it is fast and easy, however they are a little more like biscuits or cake than cookies. Overall I think they are great in a pinch. :)
Ellen
Nov 22, 2019
I bake a lot!!! Loved this easy recipe... Best one yet.... Easy for kids to help. Taste is great..
Made it a few times. Made some changes. Used a cup of banana and added three tablespoon of flour.. Definitely will be made again and again.. Thanks
E Wicker
tkuehl
Oct 31, 2019
This little recipe surprised me with it making 3 dozen gems. The cookies were moist and flavorful.
Geetha
Aug 20, 2019
Loved these! Ot was a bit runny so I added about. 1/3 cup of rolled oats per another review and they turned out great. My kids and husband loved them. It definitely didn’t make 3 dozen cookies though. I was able to make about 26 cookies. Next time I’ll probably double the recipe since the 1 cup of banana turned out to be 1.5 bananas - I usually always have 3 ripe ones left!
Reviews
This was so yummy! I also recommend adding one tsp of cinnamon, but that banana flavor is magical! Will bake again.
my most favorite cookies to bake, and they're so very tasty!!!
Fantastic!!! I added 1 tsp of cinnamon this this recipe and it is so good! I really think it needed this added spice for a very flavorful cookie. Definitely will make these again.
I measured half of these with a tablespoon and half with a teaspoon. The teaspoon size tasted better. I also added cinnamon and nutmeg, otherwise they would taste bland.
These are good! I doubled the recipe, since I had three aging bananas to use up. Around two and a half bananas made up a cup. I was short butter by around a tablespoon. It did not matter. I used the large Pampered Chef cookie scoop. I got 41 good-sized cookies.
I loved this recipe! it is fast and easy, however they are a little more like biscuits or cake than cookies. Overall I think they are great in a pinch. :)
I bake a lot!!! Loved this easy recipe... Best one yet.... Easy for kids to help. Taste is great.. Made it a few times. Made some changes. Used a cup of banana and added three tablespoon of flour.. Definitely will be made again and again.. Thanks E Wicker
This little recipe surprised me with it making 3 dozen gems. The cookies were moist and flavorful.
Loved these! Ot was a bit runny so I added about. 1/3 cup of rolled oats per another review and they turned out great. My kids and husband loved them. It definitely didn’t make 3 dozen cookies though. I was able to make about 26 cookies. Next time I’ll probably double the recipe since the 1 cup of banana turned out to be 1.5 bananas - I usually always have 3 ripe ones left!
I thought these were just ok.