Banana Bread Cookies
These banana bread cookies are bursting with banana flavor and have the texture of a soft, moist and chewy cake! Add a few chocolate chips into the mix and voila—you’ve got easy-to-make banana bread cookie perfection! Make extra, because the kids will be begging for seconds!
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Table of Contents
  1. Why We Love Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Cookies!
  2. Ingredients
  3. How to Make Banana Bread Cookies
  4. Tips
  5. How to Store Banana Bread Cookies
  6. More Delicious Cookie Recipes
  7. Banana Bread Cookies Recipe

If you love banana bread, you might want to try this! These chocolate chip banana bread cookies are bursting with banana flavor and have the texture of a soft, moist and chewy cake! Add a few chocolate chips into the mix and voila—you’ve got easy-to-make banana bread cookie perfection! Make extra, because the kids will be begging for seconds!

Banana Bread Cookies

Why We Love Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Cookies!

  • Quick and easy to make
  • Soft and chewy
  • Kid-friendly and approved
  • A great use for over-ripe bananas
Banana Bread Cookies

Ingredients

  • ½ cup (1 stick) salted butter, softened – I always prefer to use salted butter, but unsalted works just as well. You might want to add an extra pinch of salt if you use unsalted butter. 
  • 1 cup granulated white sugar
  • 1 cup ripe bananas, mashed (about 2 bananas)
  • ⅓ cup plain Greek yogurt (You can substitute this with sour cream)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips: Try this with a different kind of chocolate. Maybe dark chocolate chips, peanut butter chocolate chips, or even mini chocolate chips will add an extra flavor or texture you will probably love. 

How to Make Banana Bread Cookies

We love easy recipes and this one is just that! Just a few simple steps to a hot, delicious cookie in your belly!

Banana Bread Cookies
  1. Beat together butter and sugar (about 2-3 minutes). It should be light and fluffy.
  2. Mix in mashed bananas, greek yogurt, egg and vanilla. Beat for an additional 2-3 minutes.
  3. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt and nutmeg.
  4. Mix the flour mixture into the batter (until just barely combined). Fold in the chocolate chips.
  5. Scoop 2-inch balls of dough onto the cookie sheet.
  6. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. (the cookies should puff up and be slightly golden on the edges.
Banana Bread Cookies

Tips

  • How to tell if your bananas are ripe enough – For the best flavor, make sure your bananas are ripe. You can tell if your banana is ripe enough when it develops brown spots or streaks. 
  • Add-in’s/Variations: These cookies are so light and fluffy that you won’t want to add too much to them, but I do have some recommendations.
    • Chop up a ¼ cup of walnuts and fold those in with the chocolate chips. The extra taste and texture will be amazing.
    • Or, switch out the chocolate chips for another type of chip, or swap out half a cup of the chocolate chips with some peanut butter chips. Whatever you do, make them to your liking. 

How to Store Banana Bread Cookies

  • After baking, store these at room temperature in an airtight container for up to one week. You can also freeze these for up to 3 months and let them thaw at room temperature when you are ready to eat them. 
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Banana Bread Cookies

Banana Bread Cookies

Author — Jake
Serves — 24
These banana bread cookies are bursting with banana flavor and have the texture of a soft, moist and chewy cake! Add a few chocolate chips into the mix and voila—you’ve got easy-to-make banana bread cookie perfection! Make extra, because the kids will be begging for seconds!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup salted butter 1 stick, softened
  • 1 cup granulated white sugar
  • 1 cup ripe bananas mashed (~2 bananas)
  • cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Prepare two large sheet pans by spraying with cooking spray or lining them with parchment paper. Set aside.
  • Using a stand or hand mixer, beat together the salted butter and white sugar. Beat for 2-3 minutes to incorporate plenty of air. It should be light and fluffy.
  • Mix in the mashed ripe bananas, Greek yogurt, egg, and vanilla extract. Beat for 2-3 minutes again.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. Stir well.
  • On low speed, add the flour mixture into the batter until just barely combined.
  • Use a cookie scooper to scoop two-inch balls of dough onto the sheet pan (I used a 2-inch cooking scoop for this step). Leave two inches between each cookie.
  • Bake cookies in the oven for 10-12 minutes or until cookies have puffed up and the edges are lightly golden. Plate and serve.

Nutrition Info

Calories: 158kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 110mg | Potassium: 93mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 136IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg
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