Banana-Walnut Chocolate Chunk Cookies

By kayjayjohnson

Ingredients

• 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 (1 large banana)
• 1 cup old fashioned oats
• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Preparation

Step 1

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.