Double Chocolate Banana Cookies Food

ULTIMATE DOUBLE CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Melt chocolate over a double boiler or in the microwave, stirring occasionally until smooth. Sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, cream butter with white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in coffee crystals and vanilla until well blended. Stir in melted chocolate. Using a wooden spoon, stir in the dry ingredients just until everything comes together. Cover, and let stand for 35 minutes so the chocolate can set up.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Roll dough into walnut sized balls, or drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets, leaving 2 inches between cookies.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Cookies will be set, but the centers will still be very soft because of the chocolate. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 10 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). In the microwave or over a double boiler, melt chocolate stirring frequently until smooth. Remove from heat.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and margarine until smooth. beat in the egg, melted chocolate and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the chocolate mixture alternately with the milk. Drop batter by heaping teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets, about 1 inch apart.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes until cookies are puffy and slightly cracked on top. Let cool on wire racks.
• Top cookies with Chocolate Butter-Cream Frosting (see recipe) and garnish with pecans.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips., Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE BANANA COOKIES

Steps:

• Purée bananas in blender; need 2 cups for recipe.
• Combine oats, sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt until well mixed.
• Stir in bananas, margarine and eggs until blended.
• Stir in chocolate chips and almonds.
• Refrigerate batter 1 hour or until mixture becomes partially firm (batter runs during baking if too soft).
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Measure 1/4-cup batter for each cookie.
• Drop onto greased cookie sheet.
• Flatten slightly with spatula.
• Bake 15 to 17 minutes until cookies are golden brown.
• Remove to wire rack to cool.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Spray bottom of loaf pan with non stick spray.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, beat sugar, eggs and oil at medium speed until mixed. Beat in vanilla.
• In another bowl, stir flour, cocoa and baking soda together.
• Add flour mixture into the sugar mixture and beat just until combined. Stir in bananas and chocolate chips.
• Spoon batter into pan and bake 60-70 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan. After removing from the pan cool completely on wire rack.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Whisk together the first 6 ingredients. In a separate bowl, whisk bananas, oil and egg until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Fold in chocolate chips., Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.