Banana- Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cu. all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cu. whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp. kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 3/4 cu. unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 cu. granulated white sugar
• 1/2 cu. light brown sugar, packed
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 cu. ripe banana, mashed (The darker, the sweeter it is)
• 1 cu. old-fashioned rolled oats
• 8 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips or whatever you prefer
• 1/2 cu. walnuts, toasted & coarsely chopped

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or spray with non-stick spray.
2. Whisk together flours, salt and baking soda in a medium bowl.
3. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugars with an electric hand mixer on medium until pale and fluffy. Reduce speed to low and add egg & vanilla; mix until combined. Mix in banana. Add flour mixture; mix just until combined. Stir in oats, chocolate chips and walnuts.
4. Drop dough by heaping tablespoonful onto prepared baking sheets (or use a cookie scoop), spacing about 2 inches apart. Bake cookies until golden brown and just set, 12 to 13 minutes. Let cool on sheets on wire racks 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks; let cool completely.
5. **To toast walnuts, spread on a baking sheet and toast briefly (3-5 min) in a 375 degree oven. Watch closely - they'll turn into burned walnuts pretty quickly.