BANANA-WALNUT CHOCOLATE-CHUNK COOKIES

By angielaine

Ingredients

• 1 Cup All-Purpose Flour
• 1/2 Cup Whole-Wheat Flour
• 1 tsp Coarse Salt
• 1/2 tsp 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 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 Cup Mashed Ripe Banana
• 1 Cup Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats
• 8 Oz Semisweet Chocolate, coarsely chopped into 1/4 - inch chunks
• 1/2 Cup Walnuts, coarsely chopped and toasted

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375°. 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 medium speed until pale and fluffy. Reduce speed to low. Add egg and vanilla; mix until combined. Mix in banana. Add flower mixture; mix until just combined. Stir in oats, chocolate chunks, and walnuts. Using a 1 ½-inch ice cream scoop, drop dough onto baking sheets line 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. Yields 3 dozen; can be stored in airtight container up to 2 days.