When I used to work on the Halifax Waterfront I sometimes went to grab lunch at the wonderful “Cabin Coffee” Café . This little place has the most amazing atmosphere, a cozy and homey one. Imagine a cold winter day and you’re sitting at the café having your hot soup and yummy sandwich in front of the fireplace, so nice. In addition to being a great place it also had the best banana chocolate chip muffins I’ve ever had. So this past Sunday I suddenly had an urge for cookies, I really wanted something with chocolate but had a banana on the countertop that was crying for help. And then it hit me! I can make my favorite banana chocolate chip muffin into a cookie! How perfect would that be?
In addition, this sudden urge of mine couldn’t have come in a better timing than this. I am a member at the “Food Bloggers of Canada” and as such, I follow their updates and content. Imagine how surprised I was when I read about the “My Cookies Are The Best” contest, oh YAY! Perfect timing indeed. So I decided to both satisfy my crave for cookies and enter the contest. The winner gets a trip from “Manitoba Canola Growers“ to participate in the “FBC 2013 Conference” ; How exciting is that?? Wish me luck! Oh…and tell me what you think about my yummy, soft and banana flavored cookies.
- 1 Cup Light Brown Sugar
- 1¼ Cup All Purpose Flour
- ½ tsp Baking Powder
- ¼ tsp Baking Soda
- ⅓ Cup Canola Oil
- 1 Egg
- 1 Mashed Banana
- ½ Cup Chocolate Chips
- Preheat oven to 350F (175C)
- Layer a large baking pan with parchment paper
- In a mixer bowl, mix all the ingredients together, except for the chocolate chips, until you get a smooth batter.
- Add the chocolate chips into the batter and fold into the batter.
- Using a teaspoon, Drop by teaspoonful onto the baking sheet. Make sure the cookies are at least 2 inches apart from each other as they grow in size while baking.
- Place in preheated oven for about 10 minutes until golden and a bit brown on the edges.
- Let cool completely before removing from the baking sheet (cookies are soft as you take them out of the oven)
Oh my – these look amazing Maya! Perfect for a rainy fall day like today!
I agree! and thanks 🙂
The smell coming out of the oven is beyond amazing – beware 🙂
I just love chocolate chip cookies. What a great twist to add banana. Always looking for great recipes where I can use up a banana. Thanks for sharing!
You are more than welcome Jenn 🙂
It is really the ultimate combination as far as I’m concerned 🙂
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Congrats on winning! Enjoy the conference!
Thanks so much! I’m so excited!
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