Description
Delicious cookies that combine creamy peanut butter, ripe bananas, and gooey chocolate, offering a perfect balance of flavor and comfort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 ripe banana, mashed
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine the creamy peanut butter and softened butter in a large mixing bowl, beating until creamy.
- Add the brown sugar and mashed banana and mix until smooth.
- Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt in another bowl.
- Pour the dry ingredients into the wet mixture and stir until just combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips until evenly distributed.
- Scoop generous spoonfuls of dough onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, until edges are golden and centers are set.
- Cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
Use ripe bananas for best results and allow chocolate chips to melt slightly for a gooey cookie.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
Keywords: cookies, peanut butter, banana, chocolate chip, baking