Banana walnut choco chip cookies

THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2009

Banana walnut choco chip cookies

Banana walnut choco chip cookies
Baked these cookies last weekend. These cookies tasted almost like banana bread. While the bottom of the cookies were crispy, they were also soft ( like banana bread) & chewy ( because of the oats) at the same time! But like all Martha Stewart's recipes, these too were loaded with sugar & butter! But We loved these & hence this one has been bookmarked!:) Infact i have frozen about half of the cookie dough for i felt that 10 large cookies were more than enough for both of us ! And just one or two cookies with a cup of coffee were enough to give you that sugar high for a few hours !!;))
Ingredients:

All purpose flour - 1 cup, whole wheat flour - 1/2 cup, salt - 1 tsp, baking soda - 1/2 tsp, butter - 3 / 4 cup, softened, sugar - 1/2 cup, light brown sugar - 1/2 cup, egg - 1, vanilla extract - 1 1/2 tsp, mashed banana( i used one big banana) - 1/2 cup, rolled oats - 1 cup, semi sweet chocolate chips - 1/3 cup, walnuts - 1/2 cup, lightly toasted & chopped.
Method:

Second batch of cookies made from the frozen cookie dough:)

Sift together the flours, salt, oats & baking powder. In a bowl, beat together the butter & white & brown sugars until fluffy. Add the egg, vanilla extract, banana puree & continue beating until the mixture is light & fluffy. Now add the flours & stir until combined. Add in the chocolate chips & coarsely broken walnuts & stir until just combined. Preheat oven to 220°f. Line a baking tray with parchment paper. Place medium sized scoops of the dough on the tray & bake for 12 to 13 mins . The cookies will appear to be just set as soon as they come out of the oven but will harden on cooling down.
Recipe source: Martha Stewart

The cookie dough freezes very well! These cookies were crispy, crunchy & cakey( in the centre ) at the same time:)

Enjoy these almost like banana bread cookies!!;))