Banana-Walnut Chocolate-Chunk Cookies
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup mashed ripe banana (about 1 large)
- 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped into 1/4-inch chunks
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (about 2 ounces), toasted (see page 192)
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Whisk together both flours, salt, and baking soda in a bowl.
- Put butter and both 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 flour mixture; mix until just combined.
- Stir in oats, chocolate chunks, and walnuts.
- Using a 1 1/2-inch ice cream scoop, drop dough onto baking sheets lined 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.
- Cookies can be stored in airtight containers at room temperature up to 2 days.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/banana-walnut-chocolate-chunk-cookies-389369 (may not work)