Double Chocolate Chip cookies

Life Lesson: Never go to a party empty handed, especially if it's a dinner party. My friend Amy loves to bring people flowers (tulips in the Spring), my sister likes to bring wine, and me, I like to bring cookies. I think it's a nice touch when you bake for someone, it shows you care! Not to sound too much like Martha Stewart, but it's true. Tonight I'm going to my sister's for dinner. I have an hour and have decided to make double chocolate chip cookies.

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups of flour


• 1/2 cup of cocoa


• 1tsp baking soda


• 1/4 tsp of salt (pinch)


• 1 cup of vegetable oil


• 1 1/4 cup of sugar


• 1 ripe banana


• 1 tsp vanilla extract


• 1 1/4 cup of non-dairy dark chocolate chips but these would also be tasty with white chocolate chips, mind you they have dairy.


• 1 cup of chopped pecans

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix together all the dry ingredients into a large bowl. Set it aside. In a separate bowl mash your banana, add vanilla and oil. Add the wet ingredients and stir it until it's well-mixed. Fold in chocolate chips and pecan.

Roll your dough into small size balls and place them onto the greased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Gently flatten each ball. Place your tray into the oven for approx. 12 minutes, or until the top is crispy but the inside is still soft.

Let them cool and serve with soy ice cream or almond milk for dipping!