Soft, plump, and tender, these Banana Walnut Cookies with white chocolate chips taste like a slice of fresh banana bread, only better!
If you're a banana lover than these cookies are a must for you to add to your baking list!
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The ingredient list:
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- butter
- granulated sugar
- brown sugar
- egg
- pure vanilla extract
- overripe bananas
- all-purpose flour
- whole wheat flour (optional)
- baking soda
- quick cooking oats
- white chocolate chips
- chopped walnuts
Swap outs and add-in suggestions:
Not a fan of white chocolate? No problem. Swap out semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips. Or you can leave the chocolate out altogether.
Like raisins? Add them for additional chew and moisture. You can also do the same with dried cranberries.
Swap chopped pecans, peanuts, macadamia, or hazelnuts for the walnuts or add a combination! This is your cookie recipe now, make them your way!
How this recipe came to be (from 2015):
I must confess. I'm a horrible friend! The reason being, about a year and a half ago my friend B asked if I would make her some banana walnut ice cream, and I never did. *Hangs head in shame*
Since I never made B her banana walnut ice cream, I recently made her these White Chocolate Banana Walnut Cookies after she'd broken her ankle, to make up for it.
Someday I hope to make her the banana walnut ice cream because I obviously haven't forgotten about it...I'm just not sure when it will be.
Good things come to those who wait:
BTW, I finally did make B the Banana Walnut Ice Cream (pictured below) I'd promised her, and she was "over the moon" excited!
The starting point for these cookies:
The recipe I'm sharing today I adapted slightly from Martha Stewart's website. Where Martha's recipe called for semi-sweet chocolate, I opted for white chocolate.
I also wanted to add a touch of fall flavor, so I added a teaspoon of ground cinnamon to the batter, and because I felt the cookie batter was a little too thin, and I was worried they'd spread too much during baking, I increased the amount of all-purpose flour.
I'm so glad that I did increase the flour amount because these cookies turned out just as I had hoped they would, soft, plump, and chewy!
How to toast nuts and why do it?
Toasting any kind of nut will bring out a deeper, nuttier flavor with more crunch.
Add nuts (chopped or whole) to a dry skillet and cook them over a medium/low heat, stirring frequently. *Note - Toasting nuts happens quickly so don't walk away from the stovetop when toasting. In a mere 2-3 minutes (once you start to smell their nutty aroma), they're done and should be removed from the stovetop immediately.
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Printable Recipe Card
Banana Walnut Cookies with White Chocolate
Equipment
- small skillet for toasting nuts
- nut chopper optional
- pastry blender optional, for mashing the bananas
- kitchen scale optional
- hand mixer optional
- stand mixer optional
Ingredients
- ¾ (12 tablespoons) butter, softened (I use salted)
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 overripe bananas mashed
- 1¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup whole-wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup quick-cooking oats
- ¾ cup white chocolate chips
- 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts toasted
Instructions
- -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius)
- -In a large bowl with a hand mixer or the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter, sugars, vanilla, and bananas. Add the egg and mix well.
- -In a dry skillet, toast the walnuts, stirring occasionally over medium heat until you begin to smell them. Remove from the heat and allow them to cool.
- -Whisk together the flour, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, and oats in a large bowl. Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture, beating on low until thoroughly blended. Add the white chocolate chips and toasted walnuts to the batter and mix well, scraping down the sides occasionally.
- -Drop the batter in tablespoon-size portions onto parchment-lined baking sheets, 12 per sheet. Bake two sheets in a preheated oven for 7-10 minutes, rotate the sheets, and continue baking for an additional 7-10 minutes. Remove baked cookies to a cooling rack and continue the same steps with the remaining batter.
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I sincerely hope you've enjoyed today's banana walnut drop cookie recipe as much as I've enjoyed bringing it to you!
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Thank you so much for visiting me today in my Kudos Kitchen. I hope you found something you'll love and that you'll come back and visit me often. There is always room for you around my table!
Should you have any questions or comments regarding anything you've seen here on my blog, please don't hesitate to reach out to me. It is always my distinct pleasure to respond to you just as soon as I possibly can.
Until we eat again, I hope you have a delicious day!!
Billie D. says
I did not have high hopes. That seemed like a long bake time. I stuck to 7 and 7 and they were PERFECT! I substituted the whole wheat for white whole wheat and used 8 T unsalted butter and 4 T of salted and used 1 t of regular salt. Very good!
Renée says
I'm so glad you were happily surprised by the recipe, and your success.
Thank you for letting me know.
Please come back and visit me again.
Fondly,
Renee
Nutmeg Nanny says
I LOVE the look of these cookies. I'm a huge fan of banana walnut but then you throw in white chocolate and I'm totally sold.
Kirsten from http://ComfortablyDomestic.com says
White chocolate with bananas...of course! You never can have too many cookie recipes. LOVE the ingredients apron!
Megan Kohrs says
Banana cookies?! Right up my alley!
The Food Hunter says
I think I would eat the entire batch!
Erin Dee says
Do you take requests? 😀 Or did you owe her something? Because I'd like some of those Hawaiian sweet rolls in the "You may also like" section. 😉 And some of these magical looking cookies!
Cathy Trochelman says
Oh these look delicious! Like banana bread in cookie form!
Jaren says
I'd love to sit down with these and a big glass of milk right now!
Angie Barrett says
Banana bread is so good, totally excited that you make these into cookies!
Lora CakeDuchess says
I think B will forgive you for not making the ice-cream since you made her these lovely cookies. I'm imagining dunking one in my coffee and just chilling out!
Beth Baumgartner says
Whoa! Banana muffins become cookies and I like it!
Megan Keno says
I've got a load of bananas that would be perfect for these!
Paula Jones says
Those are totally perfect for breakfast yeah? I mean there are bananas in there.
Ginny McMeans says
Great idea to use white chocolate for a change. These look perfect!
Kimberly Killebrew says
These look and sound delicious! Love the white chocolate-banana combo!
Krista Rollins says
holy delicious cookie... love all the ingredients in this! I'm a sucker for banana anything!
Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes says
Banana walnut ANYTHING is my favorite thing in the world! Can't wait to try these!