Easy Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies with Gooey Centers

Mashed banana and chocolate chips give these cookies a soft texture and a familiar banana-bread flavor.

Ingredients

Measure the ingredients below before you begin. Optional additions are marked in the list.

• 1 medium overripe banana, mashed (about 1/4 cup)
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil (or melted butter/shortening)
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chocolate chips (any kind)

How to make it

1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.

2. In a large bowl, mash the overripe banana until mostly smooth.

3. Add the vegetable oil, brown sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla extract to the mashed banana. Whisk well until combined and smooth.

4. Add the all-purpose flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, and salt to the wet ingredients. Mix with a spoon or spatula until just combined, being careful not to overmix. Stop mixing as soon as no dry streaks of flour remain.

5. Fold in the chocolate chips until evenly distributed throughout the dough.

6. Scoop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches between each cookie.

7. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden and set, but the centers still look slightly soft and gooey. The cookies will continue to bake as they cool.

8. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and let the cookies cool on the sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Tips and serving

Measure the mashed banana and let the cookies set on the pan briefly before moving them to a rack.

For more ideas, try Easy Chocolate Chip Banana Bars with Moist Blondie Texture or Moist and Fudgy Banana Brownies with Chocolate Chips.