Banana Pecan Chocolate Spice Cookies
These cookies are addictive and delicious! They have banana, chocolate, pecans, cayenne pepper and cinnamon in them and the best chewy texture!
Servings: 18 extra large cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup salted butter - just colder than room temperature
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper - if you don't want to taste any heat
- reduce to 1/4 teaspoon
- 2 teaspoons espresso powder or pero coffee replacement
- 1 egg
- 1 large banana
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 cup pecans - pieces or halves
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips - milk chocolate chips can be used if desired
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 375 F.
- In a mixing bowl, add butter, brown sugar, sugar, ground cinnamon, cayenne pepper and espresso powder together and blend until smooth.
- Add the egg, banana, vanilla and milk to the mixture and blend until smooth.
- In another bowl, add flour, salt, baking soda and mix together.
- Add flour mixture to the butter and banana mixture and stir well.
- Add pecans and chocolate chips and stir into cookie dough.
- Make dough into roughly 3 tablespoon balls and place on a greased or parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
- Bake for 10-11 minutes.