All the delicious flavor of banana bread in a soft, chewy, moist as can be banana chocolate chip cookie. You’ll love EVERYTHING about these banana bread cookies from their indescribably soft texture to how easy they are to make.
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Banana Bread Chocolate Chip Cookies
Sometimes you want to make banana bread, but perhaps you don’t want to wait an hour for it to bake up. Or maybe you only have one rotten banana. That’s where these banana chocolate chip cookies come in. Picture all the moist, banana flavor of a thick slice of chocolate chip banana bread in a soft cookies with a chewy edge and gooey center. Yes, I KNOW. They are literally the cookie of my dreams.
The best part? They’re made in one bowl with just 10 ingredients and require zero chill time, meaning you can have cookies in your belly in under 30 minutes. A major win.
What makes these banana chocolate chip cookies SO good?
Okay. Before we go on, I must warn you that these banana bread chocolate chip cookies might be the most addicting baked good I’ve ever created. I just want you to know what you’re getting into. I could literally go on about these banana bread cookies forever.
- Chewy edges
- Soft and gooey center
- Loaded with chocolate chips
- Only need 1 ripe banana
- Easily made vegan
- Easily made gluten free
- Made in 1 bowl
- Minimal ingredients
- No chill time
- Stay moist for days
Like…need I go on?
Ingredients for banana bread cookies
This one bowl banana chocolate chip cookies recipe only calls for 10 ingredients. Most of which are probably already sitting in your pantry!
- Overripe banana: I like to use a super brown medium sized banana for maximum sweetness. If your bananas are an odd size, our mashed banana ended up being about 1/4 of a cup!
- Vegetable oil: You can feel free to use melted butter or shortening if you’d rather, but vegetable oil will give your banana bread chocolate chip cookies that distinct silky crumb you often find in banana bread.
- Brown sugar: Brown sugar will keep your cookies chewy, soft and just sweet enough. Depending on how ripe your banana is, you can feel free to adjust the amount of sugar in the recipe to your sweetness preference!
- Egg yolk: The key to chewy banana cookies rather than cakey ones is only using an egg yolk. This will give your cookies enough structure without creating a bread-y texture.
- Vanilla extract: A splash of pure vanilla extract will make your banana bread cookies taste gourmet!
- All purpose flour: All purpose flour will create the perfect crumb for your banana chocolate chip cookies. I’ve also had success making these with whole wheat flour and with Bob’s Redmill 1:1 Baking Flour!
- Baking soda: Baking soda will give your cookies that classic crinkly top chocolate chip cookie look.
- Ground cinnamon: A shake of ground cinnamon keeps these banana cookies super cozy!
- Chocolate chips: Obviously any good banana bread is loaded up with chocolate chips and these banana bread cookies are no exception. Feel free to use whatever type of chocolate you prefer!
Tips for the best banana chocolate chip cookies
This easy banana recipe is perfect for novice bakers because it’s so darn easy to make! Follow these 3 tips to ensure perfect banana cookies every time.
- Use an overripe banana: When it comes to baking the riper your banana the better. A super ripe, brown banana will give your banana chocolate chip cookies a more intense banana flavor and also keep them nice and sweet.
- Don’t over mix the batter: Only mix the batter until no streaks of flour remain. Once everything is just incorporated do not continue to mix. Over mixing can lead to a bread-y and dry texture.
- Under bake them: Remember that your banana cookies will continue to bake as they cool, so they should be a little raw in the middle when you take them out of the oven. They will cool into a perfectly gooey center!
