Banana Nut Cookies(Yield: 4 Dozen) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 2/3 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. light brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 c. white sugar
1 c. salted butter, softened
1 large egg
1 tsp. creme de banana liqueur or pure banana extract
3/4 c. mashed ripe banana (1 medium)
2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips (12 oz.)
1 c. chopped walnuts (4 oz.)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 300\u00b0.
In medium bowl, combine flour, soda and salt.
Mix well with a wire whisk.
Set aside.
In large bowl with an electric mixer, blend sugars at medium speed.
Add butter and mix to form a grainy paste, scraping down the sides of the bowl. Add egg, liqueur and banana and beat at medium speed until smooth. Add the flour mixture, 1 cup of the chocolate chips and the walnuts and blend at low speed until just combined.
Do not overmix.
Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets, 2 inches apart.
Sprinkle cookies with chocolate chips, 6 to 8 per cookie.
Bake 25 to 27 minutes or until cookie edges begin to brown.
Transfer immediately to a cool surface with a spatula.