Banana Walnut Chocolate Chunk Cookies exploding with toasted walnuts and chocolate chips. These cookies are incredible and a delicious way to use up your over ripe bananas. The riper the banana the more intense the flavor! These cookies combine two of my favorite things, chocolate chip cookies and banana bread! 
Banana-Walnut Chocolate Chunk Cookie
Ingredients:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup mashed ripe banana (about 1 large)
- 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped into 1/4-inch chunks
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375 F degrees. In a small bowl, whisk together flours, salt, and baking soda; set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugars on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Reduce speed to low and add egg and vanilla; mix until combined. Mix in banana. Add flour mixture; mix until just combined. Stir in oats, chocolate chunks, and walnuts.
- Using a 1 1/2-inch ice cream scoop, drop dough onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper, spacing about 2 inches apart. Bake in preheated oven, rotating sheets halfway through, until golden brown and just set, 12 to 13 minutes. Let cool on baking sheets on wire rack for 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
Source: Martha Stewart Cookies
oh wow. that sounds fantastic.
Bananas and chocolate chunks? These cookies sound terrific!
I’ve made this recipe many times– it is one of my favorites!!!
Yum, this looks great, love the sound of banana in a choc chop cookie.
oh! these sound tasty and would be a great alternative to banana bread for the ripening bananas sitting on my counter!
The word ‘chunk’ in a cookie means I’ll love it. But really, every cookie posted on this site means I’ll love it! Banana and walnuts and chocolate– a threesome to die for!
I’ve been looking for a new cookie to try. These look great!
I love this recipe! These cookies really are incredible and your photos are mouth-watering!
Oh gosh, your cookies sound INCREDIBLE!!!
That’s one of my favorite cookie recipe! They are like banana bread in a cookie. Noms!
I have never added bananas to cookies before but it’s such a fantastic idea! These look great
Wow, these sound incredible. I am bookmarking these
! They really do look like they are bursting with goodies.
*kisses* HH
Would this count as a healthy breakfast?
Looks delicious!!!
Wonderful cookie. I can count it as healthy right, since it has lovely banana?
this is going to be bookmarked for me. i love banana, walnuts and chocolate!!
hi, i havent tried bananas in a cookie..now i’m so tempted already!
Oh yum. These sound great!!!
Yummy!
These look so good. Just what I need after a long day like today. I can always count on your blog to provide me with a delicious treat!
Congrats on top9 @foodbuzz..looks really delish!!
These cookies are irresistible, and the smell of bananas cooking makes me drool! Congrats on Top 9, well done!!
These are a few of my favorite things…as the song says. Chocolate Chip Cookies and Banana Bread. Mmmmm. Look forward to making these ASAP
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Wowowowowo , they look super, choc chip cookies and banana bread are my fav too . I will have to try these.
Great idea for old bananas. Sounds de-lish.
Wow, these look great! Next time I have some overripe bananas, I know what I’m going to make
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These are just the cookies I’ve been looking for, love the ripe bananas;-). I will give this recipe a try,thanks for sharing.
Wow, found these while searching FoodBuzz! Made them for my home group tonight! They are pretty darn good!
These were delicious cookies! I love anything with choc and banana. I wanted to try making these into bars. Do you think the measurements would stay the same? What would you change?
I am sooo happy that you enjoyed them! I have never converted a cookie recipe into a cookie bar recipe, but it sounds like a great idea! I would keep all of the measurements the same but try pressing the dough into a parchment lined 9×9 inch square baking pan. Bake until golden brown and just set, around 20 minutes. Like I said, I have never tried this before, so this is just a guess. I will have to give it a try soon. Let me know if you try it out before I do and how it turns out!
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