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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havah
Nov 25, 2020
loved these! i made them at a friend's house, then she moved and lost the recipe and i've been searching ever since. these are incredible and taste just like top of a cupcake or muffin. definatly add cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, and all that good stuff
Darlene
Sep 10, 2020
While they are very tasty and have great banana flavor I really didn’t like the cake like consistency. I was expecting more of a cookie experience lol. They look beautiful and taste great but just not a cookie.
kashley23
Jun 3, 2020
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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.
Judy
Mar 27, 2020
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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. :)
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loved these! i made them at a friend's house, then she moved and lost the recipe and i've been searching ever since. these are incredible and taste just like top of a cupcake or muffin. definatly add cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, and all that good stuff
While they are very tasty and have great banana flavor I really didn’t like the cake like consistency. I was expecting more of a cookie experience lol. They look beautiful and taste great but just not a cookie.
No comment left
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.
No comment left
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. :)