Mr. T has become quite spoiled the last couple of weeks, and a bit demanding of my cookies it seems. After dinner earlier this week, he asked me what was for dessert. He doesn’t want store-bought cookies, he wants “Jaida cookies”. Now, how could I turn down a request like that?? T told me that I’m too nice, and Mr. T said that when I move into my apartment in a couple of weeks, he’s going to show up at 9:45 every night looking for cookies. I’m glad that I could do something during my time here to help them out and make the Mr’s tummy happy, too. We had talked casually about me making some peanut butter-banana cookies some days before this request, so I went in search of a quick recipe I could whip up. I found one that looked simple, and as I saw a bag of chocolate chunks in the pantry, I decided to throw some of those into the mix as well. Mr. T was pleased with the results, and that I had given in to his request at nearly 9 pm.
Peanut Butter-Banana-Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Adapted from Cooks.com
Ingredients
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1 1/2 c. peanut butter
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2 c. brown sugar
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1 c. sugar
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1 c. butter, softened
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2 small bananas
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1/2 tsp. baking powder
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1 tsp. salt
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2 1/2 c. flour
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2 cups chocolate chunks
Preparation
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Heat oven to 350 degrees and line cookie sheet(s) with foil or parchment paper.
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In a mixing bowl, cream both sugars and butter. Add peanut butter, and mix until combined.
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Break up bananas and mix in until there are no lumps.
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Mix in salt, baking powder, then add flour.
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Drop by the tablespoonful onto cookie sheets and bake for 12 minutes, or until slightly set and beginning to brown on the edges.
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Allow to cool on cookie sheet for 1-2 minutes before removing to cooling racks.
**Use your judgement on cooking time, if cookies seem too soft still, allow them to cook for an additional minute at a time until slightly set. It is important to allow the cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for a couple of minutes to allow them to set a bit more, and prevent falling apart when you try to move them to the cooling rack.
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