About
Based on the perpetually popular Ben and Jerry's® ice cream flavor, Chunky Monkey Cookies are a barrel of fun flavors! Filled with banana chips, chocolate chunks, and crunchy toasted walnuts, these cookies perfectly balance sweet, salty, rich, and fruity flavors in a moist and crispy cookie. Chunky Monkey Cookies only take 45 minutes to make, so you can whip them up whenever you're craving a truly unbelievable twist on classic chocolate chip cookies. Why not serve these with their namesake ice cream for double the taste?
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup walnuts
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon banana extract, optional
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chunks
- 3/4 cup banana chips, roughly chopped
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Step 2 -On a baking sheet, spread the walnuts evenly.
Step 3 -Toast the walnuts in the warming oven until fragrant, about 10-15 minutes.
Step 4 -While the walnuts are still warm, roughly chop them and set them aside.
Step 5 -Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Step 6 -Combine the granulated and the brown sugar in a large mixing bowl, stirring until no lumps of brown sugar remain and it is well-incorporated.
Step 7 -Add the softened butter to the bowl and beat together with a hand mixeruntil a gritty and sugary paste forms.
Step 8 -Mix in the eggs, 1 at a time, until no more egg whites remain.
Step 9 -Stir in the vanilla extract and the banana extract.
Step 10 -In a small bowl whisk together the salt, the baking soda, and the flour.
Step 11 -Add the dry ingredient mixture to the wet ingredient mixture and gently stir until a thick dough forms with no dry flour visible.
Step 12 -Add the chocolate chunks, the banana chips, and the chopped walnuts, folding them into the dough until evenly incorporated. Be careful not to over-mix.
Step 13 -Using a cookie scoop or tablespoon measure, portion 2-tablespoon-sized scoops of the dough onto the prepared baking sheet spaced about 1-inch apart.
Step 14 -Bake until the cookies look puffed and the edges turn a darker shade of golden-brown, about 10-12 minutes.
Step 15 -Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes.
Step 16 -Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Step 17 -Continue baking in batches until all of the dough is used.
Step 18 -Serve!
