Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

These Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft, chewy and full of rich banana flavor with gooey pockets of melty chocolate in every bite. Think banana bread meets your favorite chocolate chip cookie, the perfect treat to use up leftover bananas and satisfy a sweet tooth. These will be your new favorite cookies to make on the regular.

They’re a great end-of-the-week bake when you’ve got an overripe banana hanging around. Make a double batch to share with friends or freeze half the cookie dough balls for a quick bake-anytime dessert.

If you are a cookie lover like me, you need to try our Lemon and Blueberry Cookies or Vanilla Cake Mix Cookies.

Why You Will Love This Recipe

• Perfect Texture: Mashed banana and brown sugar help to create a soft and chewy texture.
• Traditionally Spiced: A hint of cinnamon warms each bite, mimicking a classic banana bread flavor.
• Easy Recipe: No electric mixer needed, just two bowls and a little elbow grease and you're good to go.
• No Waste: This recipe puts those old bananas to work in a delicious new way that goes beyond classic banana bread recipes.
• Great for Sharing: Bake a double batch and pop extras into a freezer bag for longer storage.

Ingredients

Here’s a quick look at the ingredients and why each one is essential for creating the perfect banana chocolate chip cookies.

See the recipe card below for the exact quantities of each ingredient.

• Ground Cinnamon: Offers a warm profile that complements the natural sweetness of the banana.
• Light Brown Sugar: Adds moisture and a hint of caramel-like depth; use dark if that is your preference.
• Unsalted Butter: Makes the mixing process easier and gives these cookies a rich flavor.
• Egg Yolk: Helps bind the ingredients and contributes to the chewy texture.
• Semi-Sweet Chocolate: Bring gooey texture and a balanced chocolate flavor in every bite.
• Over-Ripe Banana: Provides moisture, sweetness, and that unmistakable banana flavor.

For these banana bread cookies, you'll want to have on hand measuring spoons and cups, stand mixer and paddle attachment, mixing bowls, baking sheet, parchment paper, 3 tablespoon cookie scoop and cooling rack.

Variations

• Coconut Oil: Swap melted butter for melted coconut oil for a dairy-free twist and subtle coconut flavor.
• Gluten-Free option: Use a 1:1 gluten-free flour blend for a different texture that’s still chewy and satisfying. We always have luck with Bob’s Red Mills All-Purpose Baking Flour.
• Dark Chocolate Chips: Switch semi-sweet for dark chocolate chips if you prefer a more intense chocolate flavor; alternatively, use both!
• Drizzle: Add a light drizzle of maple syrup, caramel or melted chocolate over the cooled baked cookies for extra sweetness.
• Mini Banana Cookies: Use a smaller cookie scoop for bite-sized versions, perfect for little hands or snack platters (note: the bake time will change).

How to Make Banana Bread Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is such a simple cookie recipe — just mixing bowls and a cookie scoop.

Preheat oven to 350F and line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl, whisk all-purpose flour, ground cinnamon, sea salt and baking soda. Set aside.

In a large bowl, add sugar and butter and mix well until almost all the butter has absorbed into the sugar.

Add banana, egg yolk and vanilla extract and mix again.

Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients stir to combine, ensuring everything is well blended.

Fold in chocolate chunks and chips. Allow the batter to rest and thicken up for about 5-10 minutes.

Using a 3-tablespoon cookie scoop, drop cookie dough balls at least 2 inches from each other; these cookies spread out.

Optionally, add additional chocolate chips to the tops of the cookies and bake for 10 minutes to get a cookie with a lightly underdone center or 12 minutes if you prefer a slightly crisper texture.

Cool on the cookie sheet for about 10 minutes then carefully transfer to a wire rack.

Repeat using a cool baking sheet until all the dough is used up.

Hint: Use over-ripe bananas, they are sweeter and mash more easily, adding extra moisture and banana flavor.

Another cookie that we love is our Espresso Chocolate Chip Cookie.

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Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Soft, chewy Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies with gooey chocolate and rich banana flavor, like banana bread in cookie form!

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Prep Time 16 minutes mins

Cook Time 9 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Desserts

Cuisine American

Servings 14

Calories 220 kcal

Equipment

• Measuring Spoons and Cups
• Stand Mixer and Paddle Attachment
• Mixing Bowl
• Baking Sheet
• Parchment Paper
• 3 Tablespoon Cookie Scoop
• Cooling Rack

Ingredients

  

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• 166 grams all-purpose flour about 1 ⅓ cup
• ½ tablespoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• 200 grams light brown sugar about 1 cup packed
• 1 stick butter unsalted and melted
• ¼ cup banana, mashed about 1 banana
• 1 egg yolk
• ½ tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chunks and/or chips plus more for the top

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Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350F and line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl, whisk all-purpose flour, ground cinnamon, sea salt and baking soda. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, add sugar and butter and mix well until almost all the butter has absorbed into the sugar.
• Add banana, egg yolk and vanilla extract and mix again.
• Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients stir to combine, ensuring everything is well blended.
• Fold in chocolate chunks and chips. Allow the batter to rest and thicken up for about 5-10 minutes.
• Using a 3 tablespoon cookie scooper, drop cookie dough balls at least 2 inches from each other; these cookies spread out.
• Optionally, add additional chocolate chips to the tops of the cookies and bake for 10 minutes to get a cookie with a lightly underdone center or 12 minutes if you prefer a slightly crisper texture.
• Cool on the cookie sheet for about 10 minutes then carefully transfer to a wire rack.
• Repeat using a cool baking sheet until all the dough is used up.

Notes

• Use Over-ripe Bananas: They are sweeter and mash more easily, adding extra moisture and banana flavor.
• Let the Dough Rest: Giving the cookie dough 5-10 minutes to rest helps absorb any excess liquid from the banana.
• Don’t Overbake: Pull them at 10 minutes for soft centers, they’ll continue to cook as they cool.
• Measure with a Kitchen Scale: For the most consistent results, especially with flour and sugar.
• Add Chips on the Top: A few extra chocolate chips pressed into the top give a bakery-style finish.

Nutrition

Calories: 220kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 2gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 160mgPotassium: 101mgFiber: 1gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 228IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 26mgIron: 1mg

Keyword 30-Minute Dessert, 60-Minutes or Less, Banana, Chocolate, Chocolate Chip, Cookies, Desserts

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