Chocolate Chip Banana Cookies Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

Spread walnuts onto a baking sheet.

Bake in the preheated oven until walnuts are toasted and fragrant 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from oven and cool; coarsely chop.

Whisk all-purpose flour whole wheat flour salt and baking soda together in a bowl. Beat butter brown sugar and white sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until pale and fluffy; add egg and vanilla extract. Beat until just combined. Beat banana into creamed butter mixture until just combined.

Stir flour mixture into creamed butter mixture until dough is just combined; fold in oats chocolate chips and walnuts. Drop heaping spoonfuls of dough onto the prepared baking sheets spacing each mound about 1 1/2 inch apart.

Bake on the center rack of the preheated oven for 6 minutes. Rotate pans and bake until edges are browned 6 to 7 more minutes. Cool cookies on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.