Choc Chip Banana Block Cookies

by Izaak in Cooking > Cookies

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Choc Chip Banana Block Cookies

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This recipe is for banana chocolate chip cookies. I love banana chocolate chip cookies and I think you will too. I made banana chocolate chip square cookies because I am a big baker and love cookies. So I have been trying different cookie styles, and different types of cookies. I am sure this recipe will become a top favorite of yours. I would love any feedback so I could adjust and make it better.

Supplies

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  1. 1 Cup Butter
  2. 1 Cup Firmly Packed Brown Sugar
  3. 2 Large eggs
  4. 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  5. 3 Med. Mashed Bananas (frozen is best)
  6. 3 Cups All Purpose Flour
  7. 2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
  8. 1/2 Teaspoons Baking Soda
  9. 1-1/2 Teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
  10. 1/2 Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
  11. 2 Cups Chocolate Chips
  12. Electric Mixer
  13. One large bowl
  14. Toothpick
  15. Cookie sheet with parchment paper
  16. Small bowl
  17. Fork
  18. spatula for taking dough off of paddle
  19. Measuring cups
  20. little bowl

Optional If Bananas Are Frozen

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Put 3 frozen unpeeled bananas under hot water for 5 minutes to defrost .

Cream Butter

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Set up stand electric mixer and use paddle attachment to cream 1 cup butter until soft

Add Sugar

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Add 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar into the mixture and beat until fluffy.

Add Eggs and Vanilla Extract

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In little bowl Add 2 cracked large eggs and 1 Teaspoon vanilla extract and add to mixer bowl and beat until well blended.

Bananas

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Take small bowl and Using a fork mash 3 peeled bananas then beat into the mixture.

Dry Ingredients

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In large bowl combine the 3 Cups flour, 2 Teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 Teaspoons baking soda, 1-1/2 Teaspoons cinnamon and 1/2 Teaspoon nutmeg and slowly add 1 cup until all mixture is in mixer bowl and mix till dough like texture.

Adding Dry Mixture

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Add one cup of dry mixture at time until fully mixed in. Let it mix intel dough like mixture.

Adding Chocolate Chips

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Put all 2 cups of chocolate chips in the mixture and mix until blended in.

Baking

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Using the bowl with dough put the dough on the cookie sheet with parchment paper and even out until square like shape. Preheat oven to 180*c. After the Oven is done preheating put the cookie sheet with dough in the oven and set the timer for 15 minutes (Check with tooth pick, if dough sticks to the tooth pick put back into oven in for 3 more minutes keep tooth pick).

Last Step

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After the cookies are ready take out of the oven and let cool. (use tooth pick from early and check every 10 minutes by leaving the tooth pick in it for 10 seconds and take it out and touch the tip that has been in the cookie )

Reflections

This is my first time making square cookies. I had missed adding sugar which was fine because I was not too far in the recipe. I would say paying attention and reading carefully is most important in baking. What I learned was focus and patience is key.