Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

I decided to do a little late night baking tonight because surprisingly I'm not sleepy yet & there were some bananas that were getting almost too ripe. I've made this recipe a couple times before & everyone seems to enjoy them. I got the recipe from my Taste of Home Comfort Food Diet cookbook. I got it at a book fair at work & it has become one of my faves!


Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients:
1/3 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup mashed ripe banana (I used a whole banana)
1/2 tsp vanilla extract (I usually just eye ball this as I'm pouring it in)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp baking soda
1 cup (6 oz) semisweet choc chips (I used mini choc chips)

• In a small mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, banana and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips.
• Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 for 9-11 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Yield: 3 dozen
Nutritional Facts: 1 cookie equals 66 calories, 3g fat, 51mg sodium, 9g carbs, trace fiver, 1 g protein