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I had about 4 very ripe bananas, and wanted to do something other than banana bread or cupcakes. I love bananas from the point of them being yellow until they turn very brown. I usually freeze them for shakes, but these ones were really on their last leg.
I didn’t want to throw them away and my husband only eats green bananas. I know. He is a strange fellow.
After staring at them for 25 minutes, I knew a cookie was in order.
These were so ripe. As in, ‘I can’t peel the skin off without mashing the banana’ ripe. Perfect!
There is something about mashing bananas that I just love. Perhaps it is because I picture smashing the daylights out of a certain stuffed turkey.
Perhaps I just really love to mash bananas with a fork.
The dough was incredibly tasty.
I would know because I consumed spoonful after spoonful after spoonful after . . .
Wait.
That’s not very motivating for the New Year.
The cookies have a cake-like texture. It is like eating a tiny slice of banana bread.
Or in my case, an entire loaf.
Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies
from allrecipes
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup white sugar
2/3 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup mashed bananas
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 400 .
Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together, and set aside.
Cream the butter with the sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Mix in the mashed bananas. Add the flour mixture, and stir until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips. Drop by spoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets.
Bake for 10-12 minutes.
I hope you try these and love them as much as I did. Beware: you may consume an entire loaf of banana bread in the process.
Now, I must get back to lounging around and not cleaning up the kitchen. I’m enjoying watching Paula Deen fry sugar-free ice cream too much. That sounds like an oxymoron.
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Great way to use up the brown bananas!
I am always looking for new ways to use up ripe bananas – great idea!
These cookies look great! I love adding bananas into baked goods. Such a sweet and yummy flavor.
I have made banana chocolate chip cookies before and really enjoyed them. They’re a nice/different break from the usual chocolate chips. More cup cakey than cookie-y. Hope your week is going well.
Omnomnomnomnom!
sounds good, too bad i just used up all of our ridiculously ripe bananas in bread form! next time
Your delicious creations are never ending! Next up, frying frozen yogurt. =)
I am sooo pumped to try these!!
Yum!!!!! I love anything w/ nannas in them!
“Perhaps I just really love to mash bananas with a fork.”–Me too!
And like your hubs, when I eat them, they have to be green or very pale yellow.
However, when I make stuff that contains nannas, then of course over ripe is the way. At the risk of being an annoying link dropper, try this one on for size: Vegan PB Banana Loaf
http://www.loveveggiesandyoga.com/2009/10/vegan-peanut-butter-banana-bread.html
Or Muffins
http://www.loveveggiesandyoga.com/2009/10/vegan-banana-nut-muffins-glutensoy-free.html
GLuten Free, Soy Free, Vegan, and Moist and Delish and easy!!!! If you ever find yourself in need, just an option for ya!
Oh and the chocolate “brownie” protein oats…
1 banana
1 scoop choc protein powder
1/3 c dry oats
vanilla, stevia, agave to taste
refrig for 12 hrs and/or freeze.
devour!
Sorry to be giving recipes in the comment field, it’s kinda tacky but I get so excited about overripe nanas. I know, Im a nut
wow these sound amazing! ha, and I saw that paula deen episode this week!
Truthfully… I think banana and chocolate were made for each other… perhaps even more than peanut butter and chocolate.
ughhh those look SO good! i would have so much trouble just not eating the straight cookie dough.
by the way your stuffed eggplant looks SO good!!
ME loves banana cake, er, I mean bread.
those look yummy! i like the idea of tiny banana breads.
cause if food is tiny, the calories don’t count.
right?
Oh gosh…I need to bookmark these…they are the perfect way to get rid of pesky bananas! It looks SO soft and cakey!
These look amazing! I love anything banana flavored!
OMGGG those loooook amazing
Hahahah and im dying bc i just watched that same Paula Dean the other day, where she makes the mexican food?? She literally “mmmmmmss” and moans soo much it makes me uncomfortable!
Chocolate and bananas- yes please! These sounds wonderful!
this post immediately caught my eye bc bananas + chocolates are two of my fav foods- ive been wanting to get into baking (can this have something 2 do w/ your blog? haha … hmmm)
Bananas and chocolate makes such a lovely combination, don’t they?
Looks divine!
banana and chocolate are a match made in heaven! these looks so cakey its incredible! oh i wish i lived with you!
Those cookies look freakin’ amazing!! Chocolate and bananas?! Count me in!
Those cookies look fantastic!
Banana in da cookie? Why have I not heard of this. Cake-like texture?? My heart is oozing greed.
I LOVE ripe mashed bananas! One of my fav desserts is mashed banana with pomegranate on top.
Nothing beats banana and chocolate.. perfect combo!! These cookies look so light and fluffy, too! YUM
Hope you had a nice holiday!!
Mmmm…these look good!
Lol– gotta love Paula Deen and her “healthy” recipes.
She has a “healthy” peanut butter cookie recipe that’s just pb and splenda. Doesn’t sound too healthy. Also doesn’t sound like it would taste very good!!
after seeing those ooey gooey chocolate chips I totally bookmarked this page
yummmm! i bet these would be great dipped in peanut butter… but then again what WOULDN’T be great dipped in pb?
Awesome idea! You are so creative with food…love it!
mmm i love baking with bananas. these look awesome.
I’m a green banana eater too
so these would be great for me! The way you described them as little pieces of banana bread just makes my mouth water!!
Such a good use of over ripe bananas. In fact I have a few in my freezer that would like to be part of this recipe.
ooo jessica these looks amazeee girlfrand!
I wonder what they would taste like with just the bananas and some nuts. I don’t care for chocolate chips in cookies. Crazy, I know… But cakey cookies are my favorite.
yum yum yum! i love brown bananas. so good in oatmeal and everything else!
Those look decadent! And to know that it’s got some fruit in them makes them sound even better
I would never think of putting bananas in cookies! Yum! They are so wonderful in baked goods
And I’m with you, I will eat ALL ripenesses of bananas, I really don’t care…
mmmm these look amazing. I am going to make them!!!
My daughter bought a new one for my house. But I’m having some problems and I need a little help.
I just recently found your site and tried this recipe over the weekend! They were definitely yummy! Hmmm…what should I try next?
These banookies are so good! I’m about to make another batch of them…. only 1 cookie leftover from the last batch and they’re too good not to have in the house
I had these this past weekend and everyone loved them. This morning I dipped them in my coffee… They are like yummy little scones! A delish combo! uh oh.
How long would these cookies last? And how to keep them soft? Thanks!
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