LIGHT AND FLUFFY BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

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These are a delicious soft cookie, they remind me of banana bread. I like to sprinkle a mixture of sugar and cinnamon on them before baking if I am not dipping them in chocolate.

Provided by Elaine Laskowski

Categories     Other Snacks

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 1/2 c cake flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 c shortening, butter flavor
3/4 c granulated sugar
3/4 c brown sugar, firmly packed
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 c chocolate chips
1/2 c banana, mashed
1/2 c chocolate chips,melted for dipping (optional)

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Sift flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter flavored shortening and both sugars until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs, mixing to incorporate. Stir in mashed banana.
  • 2. Add dry ingredients and mix well, then stir in chocolate chips.
  • 3. Scoop by tablespoonful onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake about 8 minutes until edges are light brown.
  • 4. If you are going to dip them in some chocolate, melt the 1/2 cup of chocolate chips in a heat proof bowl over boiling water. Stir to help melt and when melted dip cookies.
  • 5. If you don't dip them in chocolate, you might want to sprinkle them before baking, with a mixture of sugar and cinnamon. In fact make some both ways, you will love these cookies.

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