These soft and chewy chocolate chip banana cookies taste like chocolate chip banana bread in cookie form. Plus they’re egg free and easy to make!
These chewy chocolate chip banana cookies combine chocolate chip cookies and banana bread into a perfect little treat.
They taste just like chocolate chip banana bread, but in the form of a chewy cookie.
I loved that these cookies weren’t cakey at all. Even with the banana in them they were nice and chewy. This is because they don’t have any eggs in them.
Because of this, you could even eat the cookie dough, if that’s something that appeals to you. Plus, they were fast and easy to mix up and filled with banana flavour – and chocolate chips, of course.
We gobbled up this entire batch of cookies in no time at all. They were delicious, and a great way to use up some of those over ripe bananas!
How do you make banana cookies that are chewy, not cakey?
These banana cookies are actually chewy, not cakey, cookies. Usually when you add something like banana, or pumpkin puree, to cookies, it results in a cake like cookie.
But when you use the mashed banana instead of the eggs in the cookie dough, it results in a chewy cookie. If you had eggs in the cookie dough as well, you would end up with a cake like texture in your cookie.
Since we are going for a chewy cookie here, there’s also the added benefit of an egg free cookie, if that’s a concern in your household. And a perfectly chewy, banana chocolate chip cookie.
How to make Chewy Chocolate Chip Banana Cookies:
- I’m loving these cooking sheets for my baking pans lately – although parchment paper or a silicone mat work just as well.
- I love this whisk for making brown butter – it’s shape seems to work really well for this little job.
- The batter for these cookies is very soft, so don’t skip the chilling time!
Here are some more great banana recipes for you:
- Banana Bread
- Banana Pancakes
- Banana Oatmeal Muffins
- Chocolate Banana Muffins
- Healthy Chocolate Banana Snack Cake
Chewy Chocolate Chip Banana Cookies
These soft and chewy chocolate chip banana cookies taste like chocolate chip banana bread in cookie form. Plus they're egg free and easy to make!
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3/4 cup mashed banana (about 2 medium)
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter.
- Continue cooking it for 2-3 minutes, whisking constantly, until you start to see small brown bits on the bottom of the pan.
- Immediately remove the pan from the heat and pour the browned butter into a medium bowl, making sure to transfer all the browned bits as well. Let cool slightly.
- Add the sugar, brown sugar and vanilla to the browned butter and stir until well combined.
- Stir in the mashed banana and set aside.
- In a large bowl, stir together the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and cinnamon.
- Add the banana mixture and stir until well combined.
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- The batter will be very soft. Refrigerate the batter for one hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll the cookie dough into 1 1/2 tablespoon sized balls and place them 2 inches apart on the baking sheet.
- Flatten the balls a bit with the palm or your hand as they won’t spread much in the oven.
- Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes, or until just set. They will still look a bit underdone, but don’t over bake them or they will dry out.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5-10 minutes before removing them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Store in a sealed container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
Notes
Source: Adapted from Sally’s Baking Addiction.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
40Serving Size:
1 cookieAmount Per Serving: Calories: 129Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 86mgCarbohydrates: 18gFiber: 1gSugar: 10gProtein: 1g
Nutrition Information is estimated based on ingredients used and may not be exact.
I’ve also shared this Chewy Chocolate Chip Banana Cookies Recipe over on Food Fanatic.