Banana Nut Cookies

Ingredients

2 2/3 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1/4 tsp Salt
1 cup packed light Brown Sugar
1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
2 sticks (1 cup) Unsalted Butter, softened
1 large Egg
1 tsp Banana Extract or Banana Liqueur
3/4 cup mashed Ripe Banana (1 medium)
2 cups semisweet Chocolate Chips
1 cup chopped Walnuts

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 300^oF.
2. In a bowl, combine flour, soda, salt. Mix well with a wire whisk. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl blend sugars at med speed with an electric mixer.
4. Add butter and mix to form a grainy paste, scraping down sides of the bowl.
5. Add egg, banana extract and banana and beat at medium speed till smooth.
6. Add the flour mixture, 1 cup chocolate chips, walnuts and blend at low speed till just combined. Do not overmix.
7. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheets, 2" apart.
8. Sprinkle cookies with chocolate chips, 6-8 per cookie.
9. Bake for 20-24 mins or till cookie edges begin to turn brown. Transfer immediately to a cool surface with a spatula. Store in airtight containers.

Makes about 48 cookies.