Chocolate Banana Cookies

Chocolate Banana Cookies

🍌🍫 Chocolate Banana Cookies — Soft, Chewy, and Totally Irresistible

Rich chocolate meets sweet banana in a soft, chewy cookie that tastes like a hug from your favorite person.

 

These Chocolate Banana Cookies are the perfect mash‑up of two comfort‑food icons: the deep, fudgy flavor of a brownie and the sweet, mellow goodness of ripe bananas. They’re soft, chewy, and loaded with melty milk chocolate chips — basically, the kind of cookie that makes you close your eyes for a second after the first bite.

They’re:

• Ridiculously easy — no fancy equipment, no chilling required.
• A banana‑saver — finally, a reason to cheer when you see those brown spots.
• Crowd‑pleasing — kids, adults, and even “I’m not a dessert person” people will love them.

💬 Reader prompt: Are you a “still warm from the oven” cookie eater or do you like them cooled so the flavors settle?

I have always loved a good cookie! There’s just something about a homemade cookie that makes you happy while eating something that is totally delicious!

I had brown bananas sitting on my counter, like I’m sure a lot of you have, and I thought that I needed to make something with them before I needed to throw them away. I usually make a loaf of yummy banana bread but it seemed time to branch out.

I really haven’t ever tried making a banana cookie before, and I thought how can I go wrong, bananas always make everything better! I was right!

 

Chocolate Banana Cookies

 

👩‍🍳 Baking Tips for Cookie Perfection

• Banana ripeness matters — the browner the peel, the sweeter the cookie.
• Don’t overbake — they’ll firm up as they cool; soft centers = chewy cookies.
• Melted butter magic — gives you that fudgy brownie‑cookie texture.
• Cornstarch is your friend — it keeps cookies soft for days.
• Mix gently — overmixing can make them tough.

💬 Reader prompt: Do you like your cookies packed with chips or just a few for balance?

🎨 Recipe Variations

• Dark Chocolate Dream — swap milk chocolate chips for dark chocolate chunks.
• Nutty Banana — add chopped walnuts or pecans for crunch.
• Peanut Butter Twist — swirl in ¼ cup peanut butter before baking.
• Mocha Moment — add 1 teaspoon espresso powder to the dry ingredients.
• Mini Cookie Bites — use a teaspoon scoop and bake for 7–8 minutes.

🧒 Kid Tips

• Let kids mash the banana — it’s messy but fun.
• Give them a small bowl of chocolate chips to “taste test” (a.k.a. keep them busy).
• Make mini cookies for smaller hands.
• Keep a few without chips for picky eaters.

💬 Reader prompt: Parents — do your kids eat the chips first or the cookie around them?

🛒 Grocery Hacks

• Bananas — freeze overripe bananas for baking; thaw before use.
• Cocoa powder — store in an airtight container to keep it fresh.
• Butter — buy in bulk and freeze sticks for baking.
• Chocolate chips — stock up during holiday sales.
• Vanilla — make your own by steeping vanilla beans in vodka for 6–8 weeks.

📣 Reader’s Challenge: #ChocolateBananaSquad

Here’s your mission:

1. Bake these Chocolate Banana Cookies.
2. Put your own spin on them — maybe a new chip flavor, a nut mix‑in, or a frosting drizzle.
3. Snap a photo and post with #ChocolateBananaSquad.
4. I’ll feature my favorites in an upcoming Friday Favorites post!

♻️ Leftover Remix

• Ice Cream Sandwiches — sandwich ice cream between two cookies.
• Cookie Trifles — layer broken cookies with pudding and whipped cream.
• Milkshake Mix‑In — blend cookies into a vanilla or chocolate shake.
• Breakfast Treat — crumble over yogurt with fruit.
• S’mores Upgrade — use cookies instead of graham crackers.

 

Chocolate Banana Cookies

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Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, melted and slightly cooled
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 ripe banana mashed (½ cup)
• 1 large egg yolk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

2. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, cornstarch, and salt. Set aside.

3. In a different bowl, beat together the melted butter and sugars until combined. Add the mashed banana and mix until combined. Add the egg yolk and vanilla and mix again.

4. Add the dry ingredients and mix on low until just combined. Don’t over mix. Stir in the chocolate chips.

5. Use a cookie scoop or spoon to scoop the dough into balls, about 2 tablespoons of dough per cookie. Roll into a ball and place on the prepared baking sheet, about 2 inches apart. Gently flatten the tops of the cookies with the palm of your hand. Bake the cookies for 10 to 11 minutes or until set but still soft in the center. Remove from the oven.

6. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

🔢 Calorie Count (Per Cookie — Makes ~20)

• Calories: ~150
• Protein: 2g
• Carbs: 20g
• Fat: 8g
• Sugar: 12g

📊 Nutritional Facts (Per Cookie)

\*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Chocolate Banana Cookies

 

💭 Final Thoughts

These cookies are proof that bananas aren’t just for bread. They’re rich, chocolatey, and just the right amount of sweet — the kind of treat that makes you wish you had overripe bananas all the time. Plus, they’re easy enough for a weeknight bake and special enough for a party platter.

💬 Reader prompt: If you could combine banana with any dessert, what would it be?

Some cookies are just cookies. These Chocolate Banana Cookies? They’re a little bit magic. They’re the smell of cocoa and banana wafting through the kitchen, the sight of melty chocolate chips peeking out from soft, pillowy centers, and the joy of that first bite when the flavors dance together like they were always meant to be.

I love that they’re flexible — you can keep them classic, add nuts, swap the chips, or even make them mini. They’re forgiving, too; even if your banana isn’t perfectly mashed or your scoops aren’t uniform, they’ll still taste like something you’d proudly share (or keep all to yourself). And they’re the kind of recipe that makes people linger, chatting and reaching for “just one more.”

So here’s my challenge: bake them, share them, and tag your creations with #ChocolateBananaSquad so we can all drool together, swap ideas, and maybe even inspire the next great banana‑chocolate creation. I want to see your tallest stacks, your boldest mix‑ins, your “we ate them all before they cooled” confessions.

Here’s to recipes that make you smile, to cookies that taste like comfort, and to the joy of turning a humble banana into something downright irresistible. Here’s to you — because you’re about to bake something that will have everyone asking, “When are you making these again?” 🍌🍫💛

Did you try our Chocolate Banana Cookies? What did you think? Did you love it? We would love to hear from you! Please leave us a comment below or tag us on Instagram! 

 

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