Banana-Walnut Chocolate-Chunk Cookies

Here we go! First Recipe and they were amazing! Tonight, Jay and I were watching our nephew, James Connor, and he was a big help with the baking of the cookies! He loved every single step of it! :)

Ingredients:

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup whole wheat flour

1 teaspoon coarse salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup light brown sugar

1 large egg

1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

1/2 cup mashed ripe banana

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 oz.) toasted

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

(The walnuts need to be toasted before going in the batter..so while my oven was heating up I placed the chopped up walnuts on a baking sheet to toast them! Watch them to make sure they don't burn)

Whisk together both flours, salt and baking soda in a bowl.

Put butter and both sugars into a bowl for an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy. (I used my kitchenaide mixer, but I think a hand mixer will work as well)

Reduce speed to low and add egg and vanilla; mix until combined.

Here is James checking the progress!! :)

Stir in oats, chocolate chunks and walnuts.

Scoop out cookies and place on cookie sheets covered with parchment paper. Place the cookies 2in. apart from each other.

Bake cookies for 12 minutes rotating them halfway through. Cool on cookie sheets for 5 minutes before moving to wire racks to cool completely.

Then Enjoy! :)