Category: banana and chocolate chip cookies

Banana and chocolate chip cookies are healthier than traditional chocolate chip cookies. I like them for their melty chocolate chips and best texture.

With the delightful addition of cinnamon, these cookies smell like autumn and offer incredible health benefits for your body.

Kids adore these snacks and eagerly trade them for traditional sweets in their lunch boxes. Not only are they incredibly soft and flavorful, but they can also be whipped up with ingredients you probably already have at home, or you can conveniently pick them up at your local grocery store.

How to choose the best ingredients for Banana and Chocolate Chip Cookies

Flour: All-purpose flour is enough to create these tasty banana and chocolate chip cookies. However, it is advisable to sift the flour through a sieve before adding it to the cookies.

Butter is an essential ingredient that I always choose with care. Opt for good quality without additives, ensuring it’s unsalted butter for the perfect balance of flavors. If you prefer a different fat, feel free to experiment.

Sugar: The best is brown or light brown. I love adding muscovado sugar to baking, but I do not recommend it for cookies because the cake will be more liquid. After all, this sugar contains molasses.

Bananas: I like to add ripe bananas to these sugar proportions, not overripe. If you have overripe bananas at home, you can still use them; however, I recommend reducing the sugar portion by ⅓ so that the cookies are not too sweet.

Vanilla Extract: you can use one vanilla pod or paste pod instead. Vanilla gives the cookies a warm scent that goes perfectly with bananas and cinnamon.

Baking soda/baking powder: I recommend not using these interchangeably, but both leavening agents have their purpose in cookies.

Kosher salt is an essential element that balances the best flavor and the sweetness of bananas, sugar, and chocolate chunks. Its presence ensures a harmonious blend of flavors in every bite.

Ground cinnamon, for me, is the king of all spices because you can add it to sweet and salty dishes. Besides, it has a lot of health properties for our bodies. The best in terms of quality and nutritional value will be Ceylon cinnamon.

Dark chocolate chips – here, you decide what quality of chocolate chunk to choose. You can choose chocolate chips or chop a chocolate bar into small pieces with a knife; the best will also be with at least 70% of the value of chocolate. This flavor goes perfectly with the sweetness of the rest of the dough.

Egg yolk definitely helps the cookies to rise better. However, if you can’t, you can skip this product; they will still come out.

Tips and Tricks

• When you have ripe or overripe bananas (brown bananas), don’t fret. Instead, peel them and pop them into a special freeze bag. This simple step not only prevents your bananas from going to waste but also provides you with a convenient stash of frozen bananas for future use.
• To add some fun to your or your children’s lunch boxes, make and freeze extra cookies. You can pack the cookies while frozen, and they will defrost by lunchtime.
• To increase the fiber content of your cookies, try replacing half of the white flour with a whole grain alternative.

Easy Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies Step-by-Step Guide

You won’t need much time to prepare these healthy banana chocolate chip cookies. The longest you will need is just baking them. Soft banana cookies are so easy to make with one hand and much healthier than traditional chocolate chip cookies. Believe me, this is a really easy recipe.

So, let’s get down to it!

You will need two bowls, one large mixing bowl and one small one. 

Each contains all the dry ingredients, such as flour, baking soda, baking powder, kosher salt, ground cinnamon (dry ingredients through a sieve), and sugar.

Prepare the wet ingredients in the second small bowl and mash the banana. Add the egg yolk, sugar, and vanilla extract, mix everything well, and add the melted butter.

Melt the butter in a small saucepan on low heat. When it is already ⅔ melted, remove it from the heat and constantly stir. Then, melt the rest of the butter. This way, the butter quickly becomes lukewarm so that you can add it to the other ingredients.

Once you have melted the butter, add it to the banana mass and mix thoroughly.

Mix everything thoroughly with a rubber spatula.

Then, add the chocolate chip and mix.
Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat so that the cookies do not stick while baking.

Form the cookie dough balls, I fit 6 on a standard tray. I use a cookie scoop or ice cream scoop to portion cookies. 

If you don’t have that option, you can simply form small balls using a regular spoon. If you want extra chocolate chips on top, place them on each cookie separately. This gives an additional visual effect.

Bake in a well-heated oven for about 8-10 minutes until they become golden brown.

When the cookies in one tray are baking, prepare the next tray similarly.

Remove the baked cookies to a wire rack to cool.

Enjoy!

Sides To Serve Banana and Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cookies are ideal for any occasion. Their delicious taste and soft texture are sure to surprise every guest. Children especially love them, particularly when paired with milk or chamomile tea. I highly recommend enjoying them with a cup of coffee as well.

They also make a great sweet and healthy snack for school or work, and they are perfect for sharing at a party with close friends.

How to Store Banana and Chocolate Chip Cookies

It’s best to store cookies in an airtight container, like a glass cookie jar. I love how cookies look in such a jar; it always brings back memories of my childhood at my grandmother’s house.

You can also freeze cookies successfully and pull them out as needed. This is perfect for providing a sweet treat for your lunch box at work or for your children at school. Frozen cookies can be stored for up to two months and will defrost quickly. If you pack them frozen in the lunch box, they’ll be fresh and ready by mealtime.

Here are some additional ideas for delicious banana desserts

Bananas are often used in my kitchen for eating, baking, and salads. I also like to freeze them when they are ripe. Sometimes, I buy old bananas in the store. They are perfect for later baking, and you can buy them much cheaper.  That’s why I propose a few banana recipes:

Chocolate Chunk Banana Muffins These are perfect healthy, moist muffins. Following this recipe, you can make banana bread if you feel like cake instead of muffins. You just have to bake them for about 20 minutes longer.

Vegan Simple Banana Pancakes: I bake this recipe when I have very ripe bananas. These bananas aren’t very suitable for freezing, but they’re perfect in these pancakes.

Banana Chocolate Spread Crepes, you have no idea for a quick and tasty breakfast, and you have bananas, is another recipe that might interest you. I make crepes practically 365 days a year, and I feel like an expert at them!

Banana Fruit Salad This is a perfect fruit salad for dessert and goes well with spicy dinners like my chicken curry.

Strawberry Banana Sorbet is a very quick and healthy dessert idea. If you have frozen bananas, use them, and do not add a single gram of sugar to this dessert!

FAQ

Can the cookies be made vegan?

Yes, just omit the egg yolk and replace the butter with a vegan substitute.

How to make cookies gluten-free?

You can easily add gluten-free flour to cookies. This is a perfect substitute.

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