Banana Nut Cookies

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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:

Preheat oven to 300oF.

In a bowl, combine flour, soda, salt. Mix well with a wire whisk. Set aside.

In a large bowl blend sugars at med speed with an electric mixer.

Add butter and mix to form a grainy paste, scraping down sides of the bowl.

Add egg, banana extract and banana and beat at medium speed till smooth.

Add the flour mixture, 1 cup chocolate chips, walnuts and blend at low speed till just combined. Do not overmix.

Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheets, 2" apart.

Sprinkle cookies with chocolate chips, 6-8 per cookie.
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.