Choc Banana Cookies

'Those browning bananas in your fruit bowl will be given a new life with this recipe! Keep bananas in the freezer so you have them on hand. I freeze bananas whole in their skins. Thaw at room temperature, then peel and mash.'

– Kim Coverdale, food editor, Super Food Ideas

Submitted by Debraykay56

Makes 28

Prep 15 minutes

Cook 40 minutes

$0.15 per serve

Ingredients

125g butter, softened
½ cup caster sugar
¹⁄³ cup brown sugar
1 egg
1¾ cups self-raising flour, sifted
¼ cup mashed over-ripe small banana
½ cup dark choc chips (For a healthier option, swap the choc chips for sultanas or cranberries)

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180˚C/160˚C fan-forced. Line 2 large baking trays with baking paper.

2. Using an electric mixer, beat butter, caster sugar and brown sugar together for 5 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add egg. Beat until just combined. Stir in flour, banana and choc chips.

3. Drop level tablespoons of mixture onto the prepared baking trays, 3cm apart to allow room for spreading.

4. Bake, 1 tray at a time, for 20 minutes or until cookies are golden and just firm to touch. Allow to cool completely on trays. Serve.

NUTRITION

(per serve) 421kJ; 4.8g fat; 3.0g sat fat; 1.3g protein; 13g carbs; 0.4g fibre; 14mg chol; 98mg sodium.