Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

Got Bananas?!  Here is a quick and easy recipe everyone will love.  

I've been making this cookie recipe for years.  My friend Jen gave it to me about twenty years ago.  I haven't made any changes to it.  Why change something that doesn't need it?  

I love banana, and this cookie is a nice change from the normal chocolate chip.  When I have leftover bananas I try to find something to add them to.  This is a great, soft cookie.  A fun change from banana bread I usually make.  The kids seem to devour these.

2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter at room temperature
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup mashed banana, about 1 banana
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.  In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and baking soda.  Set aside.

In a large bowl, cream the butter and the sugars until they are light and fluffy.  Beat in eggs one at a time.  Mix in the vanilla extract and mashed banana.  

Add the flour mixture to the banana mixture.  Mix until combined.  Add the chocolate chips and mix until the chocolate is well distributed in the batter.  

Drop 1 1/2 ~ 2 tablespoons of batter on the cookie sheets, leaving a couple inches in between to allow cookies to spread. 

Bake for 11~13 minutes or until the cookies are light golden brown.  Be careful not to overcook as cookies will tend to be dry.  Allow to cool on the cookie sheet a couple minutes before you transfer them to a wire rack.  

Makes about 3 dozen cookies.