Best 6 Banana Walnut Chocolate Chunk Cookies Recipes

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Indulge in the symphony of flavors with our delectable Banana Walnut Chocolate Chunk Cookies, a delightful treat that marries the sweetness of ripe bananas, the crunch of walnuts, and the richness of chocolate chunks. These cookies are not just a dessert; they are an experience, offering a perfect balance of textures and flavors in every bite. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, our detailed recipe guide will lead you through the process effortlessly, ensuring perfect cookies every time. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and embark on a culinary journey that will leave your taste buds tantalized and your loved ones asking for more. Alongside the classic Banana Walnut Chocolate Chunk Cookies, we also present variations to suit diverse preferences. Experience the burst of tangy cranberries in our Cranberry Walnut Chocolate Chunk Cookies, or embrace the nutty goodness of our Oatmeal Raisin Walnut Cookies. For those with a sweet tooth, our M&M Chocolate Chip Cookies are a delightful indulgence, while our Peanut Butter Blossoms offer a delightful combination of peanut butter and chocolate. No matter your choice, each recipe guarantees a unique and satisfying treat that will elevate any occasion.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

BANANA-WALNUT CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES



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In one batch of hearty cookies, find the flavors of two bakery classics: chocolate chip cookies and banana bread. Chopped walnuts and rolled oats add texture and more layers of taste.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cookie Recipes

Yield Makes about 3 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 13

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 (about 2 ounces), toasted

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Whisk together flours, salt, and baking soda in a small bowl; set aside. Put butter and sugars into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on mediumspeed until pale and fluffy. Reduce speed to low. 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 cookies, rotating sheets halfway through, until golden brown and just set, 12 to 13 minutes. Let cool on sheets on wire racks 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks; let cool completely. Cookies can be stored in airtight containers up to 2 days.

BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES



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Over-ripe bananas sitting on the counter? You know what to do. Bake up a sweet new treat for your family! Whip up a batch of this amazing recipe for the best banana chocolate chip cookies your family will love - all made from scratch. These cookies are soft and chewy with just the right hint of banana flavor peeking through, plus a perfectly light and tasty walnut crunch. Mix up a bowl of simple and delicious banana frosting using just a container of premade classic Betty Crocker frosting mixed with a banana to spread on your cookies. Top them with a sprinkle of either nuts, mini chocolate chips, or even a delightful combination of both to give them that final touch!

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 1/2 ripe medium bananas
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1 cup Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting (from 1-lb container)
1/4 cup chopped walnuts and/or miniature semisweet chocolate chips, if desired

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 375°F. Mash 2 of the bananas to measure 1 cup mashed; reserve remaining 1/2 banana. In large bowl, beat sugar, butter, vanilla, eggs and mashed bananas with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon, until well blended. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in chocolate chips and 1/2 cup walnuts.
  • Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased large cookie sheet.
  • Bake 11 to 15 minutes or until set and edges begin to turn light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • Mash enough of remaining 1/2 banana to measure 2 tablespoons mashed. In medium bowl, stir frosting and mashed banana until smooth and spreadable. Spread each cookie with about 1 tablespoon frosting. Sprinkle 1/4 cup walnuts over frosted cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 310, Carbohydrate 45 g, Cholesterol 40 mg, Fat 2 1/2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 115 mg, Sugar 31 g, TransFat 0 g

BANANA EVERYTHING COOKIES



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Here's a treat for the vegans in your life. Adapted from the cookbook "Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar," by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero, these cookies, which are chunky with chocolate chips, walnuts and rolled oats, are best when they are completely cooled, so their exteriors can crisp up. They do not taste strongly of banana - it's just a hint.

Provided by Alex Witchel

Categories     quick, dessert

Time 12m

Yield About 2 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 12

Nonstick cooking oil spray
1 very ripe medium banana
1/3 cup canola oil
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, or as needed
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups quick-cooking (not instant) oatmeal or rolled oats
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup chocolate chips (vegan, if desired)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray two baking sheets with oil. In a mixing bowl, mash banana well. Add oil, sugar and vanilla, and mix with a strong fork. Add flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon, and mix until just moistened.
  • Add oatmeal, walnuts and chocolate chips. Using your hands or a sturdy spoon, mix well, making sure oats are well moistened. (If dough is very slippery, add one or two extra tablespoons flour.)
  • Using clean, wet hands, re-wetting as needed, roll dough into balls slightly smaller than a golf ball, about 1 1/3 inches in diameter. Flatten slightly and place 2 inches apart on a baking sheet. Bake until lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool for 2 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 146, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 19 grams, Fat 7 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 2 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 74 milligrams, Sugar 9 grams, TransFat 0 grams

BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES



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This recipe uses very ripe bananas, the ones which you would not want to eat. The riper the bananas are, the more flavor they have.

Provided by Evelyn Brown

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Banana Dessert Recipes

Time 1h15m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup white sugar
⅔ cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup mashed bananas
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together, and set aside.
  • Cream the butter with the sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Mix in the mashed bananas. Add the flour mixture, and stir until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips. Drop by spoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 275.9 calories, Carbohydrate 39.2 g, Cholesterol 38.7 mg, Fat 13.2 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 7.8 g, Sodium 195 mg, Sugar 22.9 g

MARTHA STEWART BANANA-WALNUT CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES



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Honestly, I'm not a big Martha fan. But a friend got me a free subscription to Martha's magazine. Normally I thumb through it and toss it within 2 or 3 minutes. One month, this recipe on the last page caught my eye. With a title like this, how could I not save it?!?! I just made it today (am actually in the middle of baking as I type) and it is AMAZING! If I had more chocolate, I'd be baking another batch instead of posting this....

Provided by LillyZackMom

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 1h

Yield 48 Cookies

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1 large egg
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup mashed banana (appx 1 large banana)
1 cup old fashioned oats
8 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely cut into chunks appx 1/4-inch
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (Martha says to toast, I skipped that part)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375.
  • Combine flours, salt, and baking soda in a small bowl. Set aside.
  • Put butter & sugars into bowl of electric mixer fitted with paddle. Mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Reduce speed to low. 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 1 1/2" ice cream scoop (I used my Pampered Chef small scoop) drop dough onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper, spacing about 2" apart.
  • Bake cookies (Martha recommends rotating sheets - I didn't do that) until golden brown and just set, 12-13 minutes. Cool on sheets 5 minutes & transfer to wire rack to complete cooling.
  • Can be stored in airtight containers up to 2 days if not all eaten immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 97.8, Fat 6.5, SaturatedFat 3.5, Cholesterol 11.5, Sodium 65.5, Carbohydrate 10.3, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 4.6, Protein 1.6

BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES



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These soft banana cookies have a cakelike texture and lots of flavor that everyone seem to love. It's one of the best banana cookie recipes I've found. -Vicki Raatz, Waterloo, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 35m

Yield 3 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/3 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1/2 cup mashed ripe banana
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, banana and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 13-16 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 69 calories, Fat 3g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 10mg cholesterol, Sodium 50mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

Tips:

  • Use ripe bananas: The riper the bananas, the sweeter and more flavorful your cookies will be.
  • Don't overmix the dough: Overmixing will make your cookies tough. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
  • Chill the dough before baking: Chilling the dough will help the cookies hold their shape and prevent them from spreading too much.
  • Bake the cookies at a high temperature: Baking the cookies at a high temperature will help them get crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before serving: This will allow the flavors to develop and the cookies to set.

Conclusion:

These banana walnut chocolate chunk cookies are a delicious and easy-to-make treat. They're perfect for any occasion, and they're sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. So next time you're looking for a sweet snack, give these cookies a try. You won't be disappointed!

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