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Banana Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

23 Friday Nov 2012

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I made these for Thanksgiving yesterday. I really did want to follow the recipe exactly but I didn’t have any oats…the only ones I did have were in the form of granola. That sounded good to me! Also since I doubled the recipe I didn’t have enough granola to total the 4 cups that I needed so I added craisins and pepitas.

I really like this recipe…especially the banana flavor it adds. This is one to save and make again!

Banana Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

From Two Peas and Their Pod

  • 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3 small bananas (or 2 medium/large), mashed
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Here is where the original recipe called for (if you double it of course):

  • 4 cups old fashioned oats
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

I added:

  • 2 1/2 cups homemade granola (slivered almonds, oats, spices etc.)
  • 1 regular sized bag semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup craisins
  • 3/4 pepitas

Method

  • In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine butter and sugars, mix until smooth. Add in vanilla extract and egg. Next, add the banana. Beat well.
  • Slowly add in flour mixture until just combined. Stir in oats and chocolate chips.
  • Drop cookie dough by heaping tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto baking sheets that have been lined with parchment paper or Silcone baking mats. (I put all of the dough, except for enough to make 1 tray of cookies, into a greased 13×9 baking dish)
  • Bake at 350 degrees F for 15-18 minutes for cookies and 30 minutes for bars or until golden. Remove cookies from pans; cool completely on wire racks.

Cardamom Chocolate Chip Cookies

20 Monday Aug 2012

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I have mentioned before that I need a good excuse before I decide to make something sweet. Today, I came up with 3 good excuses. 1) It was my son Devin’s first day of 10th grade, 2) I shopped at Penzey’s for the first time and bought some cardamom that I wanted to try out and 3) I’m babysitting my 13-month-old nephew Ryder tomorrow and he would love a cookie!

Here’s some of my loot from Penzey’s:

Cookie ingredients:

The cookies turned out chewy, yet thin and crispy and with an interesting background of spice. This recipe is a keeper!!

Cardamom Chocolate Chip Cookies

From Backpack to Buggy

  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons (heaping) cardamom powder
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temp
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 cups chocolate chips (I used semi sweet)

Method

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine first 4 (dry) ingredients in a small bowl. In a large bowl beat butter and sugars until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, then add vanilla. Gradually add the flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips until just combined.
  • Drop into parchment lined cookie sheet by rounded teaspoonfuls. Bake 9-11 minutes until slightly browned. Cool for 2 minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool.

Chocolate Chip & Pumpkin Seed Cookies

05 Saturday May 2012

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I made these cookies a couple of weeks ago and since I had taken a couple of pictures I decided that I wanted to share them! A friend of mine was turning 21 and loves cookies (who doesn’t!) so I decided it was a good excuse to make cookies and be able to give some away to her. I also had family coming to visit that weekend… baking cookies is always more fun when there is someone to share them with, right? I had some pumpkin seeds that I had purchased and while scoping out my cabinets for cookie inspiration I decided that they must be incorporated somehow. I did a Google search and found a recipe for Pumpkin Seed & Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies from Kaitlin With Honey and decided those were the ones to try. I also had all of the ingredients I needed, except the oatmeal. Not to be deterred I kept looking through the cabinets and decided to substitute Kashi Go-Lean cereal for the oatmeal in the recipe. I also doubled the recipe so that I would have plenty of cookies to give away to my friend and share with family.

Chocolate Chip & Pumpkin Seed Cookies (Adapted from kaitlinwithhoney.com)

  • 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup oats or Kashi Go-Lean cereal
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup butter (at room temperature)
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup apple sauce
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 2/3 cup roasted, salted pumpkin seeds
  • 2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (1 just used 1 whole bag for the doubled recipe)

Directions:
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a baking sheet with baking spray. In a large bowl, sift together flour, oats, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In a separate bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the butter, sugar, brown sugar, apple sauce, vanilla and egg. Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and use a wooden spoon to combine. Add the chocolate chips and pumpkin seeds and mix again until evenly distributed. Using hands, roll the dough into balls and space evenly across your baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes.

The cookies were perfection! Chewy, moist, goodness. I wish I had some today!

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