Mrs. Fields Banana Nut Cookies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 2/3 cups flour, all-purpose
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup brown sugar, light packed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon liqueur or 1 teaspoon extract, banana flavor
• 3/4 cup ripe banana, mashed
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300°f
• 2 in a medium bowl, combine four, soda and salt. mix well and set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl with an electric mixer, blend sugars at medium speed. add butter and mix to form a grainy paste, scraping down the sides of the bowl. add egg, liqueur and banana, and beat at medium speed until smooth. add flour mixture, 1 cup of the chocolate chips and walnuts, and blend at low speed until just combined.
• 4 drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheets, 2 inches apart.
• 5 sprinkle cookies with chocolate chips, 6 to 8 per cookie.
• 6 bake 25-27 minutes until cookie edges begin to brown.
• 7 transfer immediately to a cool surface.