Description
Whipping up chocolate banana cookies brings pure joy to your kitchen, turning ripe bananas and rich chocolate into a delightful treat that melts in your mouth. Grab some basic ingredients, mix them with love, and watch these homemade cookies become the star of your next snack time.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 ripe banana (smashed)
- 150 grams chocolate (cut into small pieces)
- 1 egg
- 120 grams butter
Dry Ingredients:
- 350 grams flour
- 60 grams sugar
- 50 grams powder sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
Flavor Enhancers:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Crank your oven to 350°F and coat two baking sheets with light cooking spray.
- Grab a medium bowl and sift together 350 grams flour with 1 teaspoon baking powder.
- Grab your electric mixer and cream 120 grams butter with 60 grams sugar until the mixture looks pale and airy.
- Crack 1 egg into the butter mixture and pour in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, then blend until smooth.
- Mash 1 ripe banana completely and fold into the wet ingredients, ensuring no large chunks remain.
- Gradually incorporate the flour mixture into your wet ingredients, stirring gently until just combined.
- Chop 150 grams chocolate into small pieces and fold carefully into the cookie dough.
- Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes to help prevent spreading during baking.
- Remove dough from refrigerator and roll tablespoon-sized portions into round balls.
- Space cookie balls 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
- Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes until edges turn golden brown.
- Remove from oven and let cookies cool completely on wire rack.
- Dust 50 grams powdered sugar over the tops of cooled cookies using a fine mesh strainer.
Notes
- Mashing bananas thoroughly ensures a smooth, consistent cookie texture without large banana chunks.
- Chilling the dough helps prevent spreading and creates a more compact, structured cookie during baking.
- Dark or milk chocolate pieces work equally well, so select your favorite chocolate type for personalized flavor.
- For gluten-free options, replace wheat flour with a cup-for-cup gluten-free baking blend to maintain the cookie’s soft consistency.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 240 kcal
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 110 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg