These delicious Banana Cookies have a cake like texture and tons of banana flavor. The recipe is easy and the perfect way to use ripe bananas.
If you love the flavor of Banana Bread, you are going to love this recipe for banana cookies. It has all of the flavor of banana bread in tasty little cookies. We added chocolate chips and it’s so amazing.
If you need more ideas to use ripe bananas, make Strawberry Banana Bread and Chocolate Banana Bread.
Why We Love This
The entire recipe is mostly pantry staples. You probably already have most of what you need to make this cookie recipe.
They have a soft cakey texture and turn out so decadent with the gooey chocolate chips.
Ingredients
- Mashed Bananas. Ripe bananas work best in this recipe.
- Unsalted butter. It should be room temperature.
- Granulated sugar. Just plain white sugar.
- Egg. The egg should be room temperature.
- Baking soda. If you run out, use one of the Best Baking Soda Substitutes.
- All purpose flour. Spoon the flour into a measuring cup so you do not pack too much flour into it.
- Pinch of Salt. Make sure to use only a very small amount.
- Ground cinnamon. You can increase this amount to 1 teaspoon if you like cinnamon flavor.
- Chocolate chips. You can use milk chocolate, semi-sweet or dark chocolate.
- Walnuts. Chopped. Pecans would also taste great.
Get the complete list of ingredients at the bottom of the page.
Variations
- White Chocolate Chips. Instead of milk chocolate, try white chocolate for a different flavor.
- Mix-ins. Swap the nuts for raisins or craisins.
- Sugar. Use half brown sugar and half white sugar.
Step By Step Instructions
- Step 1. Go ahead and preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking pan with parchment paper.
Step 2. Combine the butter and sugar with a hand held or stand mixer. Beat until light and fluffy. Then add the egg and mix until smooth.
Step 3. Use a separate small bowl and mash the banana with a fork. I like to leave a few chunks, but you can make this smoother if desired. Pour the mashed banana into the butter mixture and combine.
Step 4. You will need a separate large bowl for the flour mixture. Combine the baking soda, salt, flour and cinnamon until combined. Then add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Mix until just combined.
Step 5. Add the nuts and ½ cup chocolate chips. Stir the mixture with a spatula or wooden spoon and not the mixer. Make sure to reserve the remaining chocolate chips for topping.
Step 6. Use a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop or drop the dough by the spoonful onto the baking sheet. The dough is not as thick as classic chocolate chip cookies so do not be alarmed. Place a few chocolate chips on top of each cookie. Gently press them down into the cookie batter.
Step 7. Bake the cookies for 10-14 minutes. The edges of the cookies should be lightly browned. Let the cookies cool for 4-5 minutes on the baking sheet. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Storage
Store the cookies inside an airtight container up to 3-4 days at room temperature. You can also freeze the cookies up to 2-3 months inside a freezer container.
Expert Tips
- Don’t overmix the batter. Stir until the ingredients are just combined or the texture will be dense.
- Very ripe bananas. The riper the bananas are, the more flavorful the cookies will be.
- Press the chocolate chips on top. I recommend gently pressing the chocolate chips on top of the cookies before baking.
- Properly measure the flour. Don’t scoop the flour but instead spoon it into the cup. This will help to prevent packing too much excess flour.
- Room temperature ingredients. Make sure to set the egg and butter on the counter to allow to come to room temperature. It will mix together better.
- Don’t overbake the cookies. They don’t brown too much and will continue to bake as they set. The edges will get slightly golden brown.
More Quick Banana Recipes
I’m excited for you to make this Banana Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe for an easy treat. Please leave a comment and star rating once you try it.
Banana Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup Mashed Bananas
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg room temperature
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- Pinch of Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup chocolate chips divided
- ยฝ cup Walnuts chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking pan with parchment paper.
- Mix together the butter and sugar with a hand held or stand up mixer until light and fluffy.
- Once the sugar mixture is fluffy, add the egg and mix until smooth.
- In a small mixing bowl, mash the banana with a fork. I like to leave a few chunks, but you can make this smoother if desired.
- Add the mashed banana into the butter mixture and combine.
- In a separate bowl, stir together the baking soda, salt, flour and cinnamon until combined.
- Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Mix until just combined but be careful not to overmix to batter.
- Fold in the nuts and ½ cup chocolate chips by hand with a spatula or wooden spoon. Reserve the remaining chocolate chips for topping.
- Drop the dough by spoonful or use a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop onto the baking sheet. It is normal for the dough to not be as thick as traditional chocolate chip cookie dough.
- Before baking, top each cookie gently with the reserved chocolate chips and gently press them down into the cookie batter.
- Bake for 10-14 minutes until the edges of the cookies are lightly browned.
- Allow to cool for 4-5 minutes on the baking sheet and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Then the cookies are ready to serve and enjoy!
