Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

When I saw this cookie recipe at thedailysmash101.blogspot.com, it immediately made me think of cool days, and since living in Florida always inspires a yearning for cool days filled with banana bread loaves,  I made them for this month's Crazy Cooking Challenge.  The cookie turns out beautifully with a cake like texture and very reminiscent of banana bread itself.  Actually they are MUCH better the second day and really taste like banana bread muffin tops.


BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg (I think I would only add 1/8 next time)
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup softened butter (the recipe calls for 3/4 cups shortening, which I didn't have and butter makes everything better, right?)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup mashed bananas (defrosted frozen works beautifully)
• 1 3/4 cup oats (I used old fashioned, original recipe calls for quick cooking)
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (original recipe calls for banana extract which I didn't have)

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Sift together the flour, soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
3. Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.  Add egg and vanilla extract beating until just combined.  Mix in oats and bananas.
4. Add dry ingredients, mix well.
5. Fold in chocolate chips.
6. Drop by rounded tablespoons (or use Pampered Chef medium scoop) on to ungreased baking sheet.
7. Bake for 10-13 minutes or until edges are brown (my oven took about 13)

The original recipe can be found here.
Enjoy!