Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Cookies
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Serves: 24
 
These Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Cookies have all the very best elements of the traditional Banana Bread, but in cookie form! The addition of chocolate chips cut through the sweetness of the banana to create a delicious treat!
Ingredients
  • 2 cups (280g) all purpose flour
  • ½ cup (70g) bread flour
  • 1tbsp cornstarch
  • 1tsp baking soda
  • ½tsp baking powder
  • Pinch salt
  • 1 cup (175g) dark chocolate chips
  • 1 stick (113g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 cup (200g) light brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1tsp vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup (195g) freshly mashed banana, measured AFTER mashing. (this was 2 medium sized bananas for me)
Instructions
  1. No need to preheat the oven yet, this dough needs to chill.
  2. Place flours, baking soda, baking powder, salt and chocolate chips into a medium sized bowl and stir until all the chocolate chips are covered in flour. Leave to one side.
  3. Place the butter and sugar into a large bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer and beat until light and fluffy, 2-3 mins on medium-high speed.
  4. Add in eggs and vanilla extract, scraping sides as necessary, and mix until well incorporated and smooth, about 1 minute.
  5. Add in your flour mix and mashed banana then mix on low until a soft dough forms.
  6. Tip the dough into a medium sized bowl and cover with cling film. Place in the fridge for at least 6 hours, overnight if possible.
  7. Once chilled, preheat the oven to 350F/180C and line 2-3 baking trays.
  8. Using a 1.5tbsp cookie scoop, place balls of dough 2 inches apart on each baking tray.
  9. Place in the oven for 9-12 minutes until risen, lightly golden on the edges, but still soft in the middle.
  10. Leave to cool on the trays for at least 30 minutes, before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
  11. Once cooled, cookies will keep in an airtight container, at room temperature, for 5 days.
Notes
Cookies taste best on the second day, but stay soft for 5 days.
Recipe by REASONS TO SKIP THE HOUSEWORK at https://www.reasonstoskipthehousework.com/chocolate-chip-banana-bread-cookies/