Soft and Irresistible Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies
These banana chocolate chip cookies are the ultimate comfort treat, combining ripe banana sweetness with melty chocolate chips for a soft, tender bite. Easy to make, they are perfect for cookie lovers of all ages.
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup white sugar
- ⅔ cup butter, softened
- 1 cup mashed bananas (about 2 large bananas)
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C) and grease your cookie sheets, or line them with parchment paper for easier cleanup.
- In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. This step ensures your cookies bake up fluffy and light.
- In a separate bowl, cream together the sugar and softened butter using an electric mixer. Keep beating until the mixture looks light and fluffy—this usually takes about 2-3 minutes.
- Mix in the mashed bananas, eggs, and vanilla extract. The batter might look a little curdled at first, but that’s perfectly normal!
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture. Stir gently to combine, but stop once no streaks of flour remain. Overmixing can make the cookies dense.
- Fold in the chocolate chips, distributing them evenly throughout the dough.
- Drop spoonfuls of dough onto the prepared cookie sheets, leaving about 2 inches of space between each to allow for spreading.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, watching closely toward the end. The cookies should be golden around the edges but still soft in the center.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a minute or two before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.