How to Make Spiced Chocolate Chip Banana Cookie Bars - A Step-by-Step Guide

There's nothing quite like the aroma of freshly baked cookies wafting through the kitchen on a lazy afternoon. And when those cookies are packed with the warmth of spices, sweetness of ripe bananas, and the rich indulgence of chocolate chips, it's a recipe for pure bliss. These Spiced Chocolate Chip Banana Cookie Bars are a modern twist on the classic chocolate chip cookie, and they're guaranteed to be a hit with everyone in your household.

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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups white sugar
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • ¾ cup butter, melted
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 ½ cups mashed banana
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon rum flavoring
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Information

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 40 mins
  • Servings: 16
  • Yield: 1 9x13-inch pan

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.
  • Mix sugar, sour cream, butter, and eggs in a large bowl using an electric mixer on low speed for 2 to 3 minutes. Scrape bowl and add bananas, vanilla extract, and rum flavoring; beat well.
  • Combine flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg in a bowl; mix well. Stir flour mixture into banana mixture and beat on medium speed until well mixed, 1 to 2 minutes. Fold in chocolate chips. Spread batter into the prepared pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into bars.
  • Nutrition

    332 cal.

    • Total Fat: 16g
    • Saturated Fat: 10g
    • Cholesterol: 53mg
    • Sodium: 304mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 46g
    • Dietary Fiber: 2g
    • Total Sugars: 27g
    • Protein: 4g
    • Vitamin C: 2mg
    • Calcium: 32mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 170mg