Dark Chocolate Banana Healthy Cookies

Another great recipe to use up those ripe bananas and a smarter substitute for standard chocolate chip cookies!

Ingredients

• 2 bananas
• 1 egg
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup dark cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• pinch of salt
• 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips and/or chocolate chunks (may adjust amount based on preference)

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a sheet pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
• Peel and mash bananas in a bowl.
• Add the egg, vanilla, and salt to the bowl and mix.
• Add peanut butter and stir to combine.
• Add cocoa powder, sugar, and baking powder to the bowl and mix.
• Add chocolate chips to batter and stir to combine. We like a nice combination of chips and chunks for ultimate texture and meltiness!
• Scoop cookie-sized mounds onto the sheet pan (about 2 tablespoons).
• Bake for about 14 minutes, until they are puffed and set.

We hope you enjoy this recipe! And as always, if you give this recipe a try, be sure to let us know! We are constantly looking for ways to improve our recipes. Tag for a feature on our Instagram page @tworunningfoodies!