I had extra banana chips that wouldn’t fit in my storage containers, and as expected I went into the interwebs and found something interesting to try (thank you thekitchn.com). I skipped the suggested walnuts simply because I do not enjoy nuts in my cookies or most baked goods.
These were easy to make, made about 4 trays worth and were enjoyed by the group!
Chunky Monkey Cookies
October 22, 2024
Category
Dessert
Waste Not Want Not
Persons
48
Serving Size
1 cookie
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Total Time
25 minutes
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chunks (or 1 6.5-ounce chocolate bar, roughly chopped)
- 3/4 cup banana chips, roughly chopped (see Recipe Note)
Instructions
- Combine the granulated sugar and brown sugar in a bowl of mixer
- Run blade until thoroughly combined and no lumps of brown sugar remain.
- Add the softened butter to the bowl mix into the sugar until you form a gritty, sugary paste.
- Mix in the eggs, one at a time, until no more egg whites remain.
- Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Whisk together the salt, baking soda, and flour in a small bowl.
- Add this to the wet ingredients in the mixing bowl, and stir gently until a thick dough if formed and you see no more dry flour.
- Add the chocolate chunks, and banana chips
- Use a cookie scoop and place onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, spaced an inch or so apart.
- If any chunky pieces fell out while you were making the dough, press them gently into the tops of the cookies (or just use some extra leftover pieces if you’d like a chunkier appearance!).
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the cookies look puffed and the edges are turning a darker shade of toasty brown.
- Let the cookies cool for about 5 minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Verdict:
These were interesting! A fun way to use up left over banana chips or just a different way to enjoy chocolate chip type cookies
If you try it let me know what you think.
