Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies are a combination of your favorite banana bread and your favorite chocolate chip cookie. With a chewy, cake-like texture and chocolate in every bite, they’re loved by everyone.
I've never met a person who doesn't love both banana bread and chocolate chip cookies. Have you?
I combined them and made these banana bread inspired cookies.
What does banana do in a cookie?
- Not only do bananas add their delicious flavor to cookies, they also add moisture and can help thicken the batter.
- Sometimes in baking, bananas are used to replace butter, oil, or eggs. And if they're overripe, and extra sweet, they can also be a sugar substitute. (In banana chocolate chip cookies they're added for flavor and texture, not as a substitute.)
And the flavor combination of banana and chocolate is soooo delicious!
How to Make Chewy Cookies
While they have a nice crumb and somewhat cake-y texture, banana chocolate chip cookies are also on the chewy side. Chewy cookies have a lot of moisture incorporated into the batter.
- Brown sugar - Brown sugar has more moisture than granulated sugar. In this recipe I used 3 parts brown sugar to 1 part granulated.
- Egg yolks - Using all yolks or mostly yolks adds more moisture to the batter because the yolks have more fat than the whites. (Save the egg whites for a yummy egg white frittata.)
- Baking powder - Baking powder is more acidic than baking soda. Baking soda helps the cookies spread, and the more they spread, the thinner the cookie with be and the less moisture it will have.
- Refrigerate the batter - Resting the batter in the refrigerator evaporates some of the water and increases the sugar, which ultimately creates a chewier cookie. The longer you allow the batter to refrigerate, the chewier the cookies will be.
- Shorter baking times - Cookies are chewier when baking times are shorter. They should be taken out of the oven when they still are very soft to the touch, and barely golden along the edges.
Recipe Tips
- The refrigeration time is important for a plump, chewy cookie. If you don't have time for this -- not to worry, they will still be incredibly tasty, perhaps just flatter.
- You might think the cookies still look a bit raw in the center when you take them out of the oven. For a softer, chewier cookie, you want this. Feel free to leave them in a bit longer for a crisper cookies.
- Are you Gluten-free? Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies can easily be made gluten-free! I've tested this recipe using this Cup4Cup Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour, and the result is great.
How to Store Them
It's always good to know how to store cookies, because, c'mon, who doesn't always want cookies around?
Room temperature. In a tightly sealed container, the cookies can be kept at room temperature for about three days.
Refrigerator. In a tightly sealed container, they can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Freezer. Sealed tightly, you can store the cookies for about two months in the freezer.
I hope you flip for these Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies!
More of my favorite chocolate chip cookies:
- Buckwheat Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Olive Oil Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Pistachio Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Easy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies
Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies are a combination of your favorite banana bread and your favorite chocolate chip cookie. They have a chewy, cake-like texture and chocolate in every bite.
Please note that 6 hours of the prep time is inactive.
Recipe makes 2-dozen cookies / serving size: about 2 cookies
- baking sheets
- parchment paper
- cookie scoop
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, (softened to room temperature)
- ¾ cup packed golden brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup mashed overripe banana (about 1 large banana)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1¾ cups semisweet or milk chocolate chips
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Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set it aside.
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Make the batter. In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter, sugars, mashed banana, salt and vanilla. Mix just until everything is evenly incorporated and it's smooth.
Add the egg yolks and continue to mix until they are completely blended into the butter mixture.
Add the flour with the baking powder and mix only until you no longer see dry spots, and then fold in the chocolate chips.
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Shape. Use a cookie scoop to shape the batter -- they should be about 1 generous tablespoon each. Add them to the parchment-lined baking sheet as you go.
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Refrigerate. Cover the baking sheet tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 6 hours.
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Set the oven and prep baking sheet. When you're ready to bake, preheat the oven to 375°F, and adjust a rack to the center. Line another baking sheet with parchment and set it aside.
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Bake. Remove the shaped cookie dough from the refrigerator and place about a dozen of the balls of dough on the parchment-lined baking sheet -- they should have a couple of inches between them.
Once the oven has preheated to 375°F, bake just until the edges begin to turn golden brown, about 12 minutes. They will still look slightly raw in the center.
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Cool. Let them sit on the baking sheet for a few minutes, and then transfer them carefully to a backing rack to cool to room temperature.
Calorie count is only an estimate.
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mimi rippee
Well this is a wonderful combination! I've seen it in a quick bread, with crystallized ginger, but not in a cookie. I bet my grand kids would love these. And enjoy making them!
valentina
Ooooh, how the crystalized ginger would give these a nice little kick. Enjoy if you try them with the grand kids, and thank you. 🙂 ~Valentina
Ben | Havocinthekitchen
I love both banana bread and chocolate chip cookies, I can confirm 🙂 These cookies look terrific. Loving their chewy yet airy texture.
valentina
Thank you, Ben! Enjoy. 🙂 ~Valentina
John / Kitchen Riffs
Raises hand. My name is John, and I love, love, LOVE banana bread. And chocolate chip cookies. 🙂 So you know this is for me. Really clever recipe -- thanks.
valentina
I love it, John. Thank you! 🙂 ~Valentina
Marissa
A mashup of two of my favorite treats, Valentina! I could even see enjoying a couple of these as a portable breakfast!
valentina
Thanks, Marissa. I love a "portable breakfast!" 🙂 ~Valentina
2pots2cook
Perfect, perfect office bites !!!!
valentina
Thank you, Davorka! Enjoy. 🙂 ~Valentina
Kathy @ Beyond the Chicken Coop
You are so right...two of my favorite things! Love that you've combined them into one delicious cookie! 🙂
valentina
Thanks, Kathy. Enjoy! 🙂 ~Valentina
Dawn
Banana and chocolate is such a yummy combination and love how you combined the two in a delicious chocolate chip cookie recipe! I'm thinking these would be totally acceptable for breakfast with lots of coffee! 😉
valentina
Who doesn't love a cookie in the morning with coffee!? Perfect. Thanks, Dawn. 🙂 ~Valentina
David
Even though I don’t like most banana breads, I do like banana chocolate chip bread! (Go figure, right?) The chocolate adds something that makes it all wonderful. I know I would love these cookies, too!
Jeff the Chef @ Make It Like a Man!
Who doesn't love bananas and chocolate! It's such a great pairing. I've never had a banana cookie of any kind! I really appreciate all the tips and advice. This would apply to all sorts of cookie baking, I'm sure!