Banana Chocolate Chip Softies

This is a super delicious recipe that I came across in my "Family Cookbook" sometime ago. A few of my Aunts banded together to create a family cookbook that family members could submit their favourite recipes to, and I find myself using it pretty frequently. (and not just for these cookies!)

According to the book this recipe was submitted by my Aunt JoAnn and is originally from Treasury of Desserts Cookbook. It's a great way to up that really ripe banana sitting on your counter--and they taste DELICIOUS!!

 

Banana Chocolate Chip Softies

Ingredients:

• 1 ripe banana, mashed
• 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (I usually use part white, part whole wheat)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1/3 granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease cookie sheet or line with parchment paper.
2. Place flour, baking powder and salt in small bowl; stir to combine.
3. Beat butter (margarine), granulated sugar and brown sugar in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed till light and fluffy.
4. Beat in mashed banana, egg and vanilla.
5. Add flour mixture and beat at low speed till blended.
6. Stir in chocolate chips with mixing spoon. (dough will be soft)

 

7. Drop tablespoon sized drops of dough on cookie sheets.
8. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Let cookies cool on cookies sheet for 2 minutes then remove to wire rack to cool. Store in tightly covered container at room temperature or in fridge.

Note: These cookies are *supposed* to be soft on top once baked, and they freeze well.

Ice Cream Bread

That's right-- ICE CREAM BREAD-- you read that correctly!!

If you're looking for something a little different that's super easy and fun to make, that will also satisfy your desire for something delicious, you need to give this recipe a try. It only requires TWO ingredients. That's right, two.


Ice Cream Bread

Ingredients:
2 cups of ice cream, any flavour, softened
1 1/2 cups self rising flour

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8x4 loaf pan.
2. Combine softened ice cream and self rising flour in bowl. Mix until just combined.
3. Pour batter into greased pan and bake for 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
4. Cool and serve!

Tip: For best results use full fat ice cream! And you really can use ANY flavour. I've personally tried Chocolate Peanut Butter ice cream and Butterscotch Toffee Crunch ice cream. Both were delicious!!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Bread

 

 

The two flavours I've tried have both turned out to be wonderfully moist, fairly dense and less sweet than you might imagine. The Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream bread was amazing warmed up a bit with Strawberry Jam on it! MMmmmm....