Banana Mocha Chip Cookies

I recently came across Mocha flavored chips in the bulk section at Berkeley Bowl and couldn't help myself from buying a huge bag - not quite knowing what I would do with them. I had a couple of bananas that were so overripe they were beginning to ooze liquor out of them and I came up with the idea of combining the chips with the super ripe bananas to make these fabulous cookies. They are so tasty and unique, and a perfect way to use bananas that are too ripe to eat on their own.

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ cup AP flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 t baking soda
• 2 teaspoon salt
• 2 sticks (16 Tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
• 6 oz granulated sugar
• 6 oz Tablespoons light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 very ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 ½ cup mocha flavored chips

Directions:

1. In one bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter and then add the sugars  Next add the eggs, one at a time, and the vanilla.
3. Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture by hand
4. Mix in the banana and mocha chips until just combined
5. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour
6. Preheat oven to 375 and line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats
7. Drop by tablespoons onto the baking sheet, spacing dough an inch apart
8. Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes, until lightly brown.  Let them cool slightly on the cookies sheets and then transfer to cooling rack.