Banana Chocolate Cookies

Banana is not a normal ingredient for a biscuit! I had never heard of it before but I had some bananas that needed to be used so Mum and I whipped these up over the weekend. With the dark chocolate in them they are super rich and the banana makes them moist. Really tasty little biscuit!

Dad tried one though and said that Grandma used to add nuts when she made them, (the ones that look like little brains apparently (lol!), which we decided were walnuts) so next time I make them, I will be trying that variation. I think that would add a lovely texture to them.

125g dark cooking chocolate

125g (1 cup) plain flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon salt

60g (1/4 cup) butter or margarine

90g (1/2 cup) brown sugar

Egg, beaten

1 banana, well mashed

Melt chocolate in the top of a double-boiler over gently bubbling water. Sift flour with baking powder and salt on to a sheet of greaseproof paper. Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add egg and beat well. Fold in half the flour mixture, then mix in mashed banana and melted chocolate. Fold in remaining flour.

Drop rounded teaspoons of mixture on to greased baking trays, allowing room for spreading. Bake towards the top of a hot oven at 200°C for 10-12 minutes. Cool on a wire cooling tray.

Makes approx. 20

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