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    <head>
      <title>Banana-Walnut Chocolate-Chunk Cookies</title>
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    <yield><qty>3</qty></yield>
    <ingredients>
<ing><amt><qty>1</qty><unit>c</unit></amt><item>all-purpose flour</item></ing>
<ing><amt><qty>0.5</qty><unit>c</unit></amt><item>whole-wheat flour</item></ing>
<ing><amt><qty>1</qty><unit>t</unit></amt><item>coarse salt</item></ing>
<ing><amt><qty>0.5</qty><unit>t</unit></amt><item>Baking Soda</item></ing>
<ing><amt><qty>0.75</qty><unit>c</unit></amt><item>unsalted butter, softened</item></ing>
<ing><amt><qty>0.5</qty><unit>c</unit></amt><item>Granulated Sugar</item></ing>
<ing><amt><qty>0.5</qty><unit>c</unit></amt><item>Packed Brown Sugar</item></ing>
<ing><amt><qty>1.5</qty><unit>t</unit></amt><item>pure vanillla extract</item></ing>
<ing><amt><qty>0.5</qty><unit>c</unit></amt><item>mashed ripe banana</item></ing>
<ing><amt><qty>1</qty><unit>c</unit></amt><item>old-fashioned rolled oats</item></ing>
    </ingredients>
    <directions>Ingredients Con't:
8 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped into 1/4 inch chunks
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (about 2 ounces), toasted (optional) 

1.	Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Whisk together flours, salt, and baking soda in a small bowl; set aside.  Put butter and sugars into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy.  Reduce speed to low.  Add egg and vanilla; mix until combined.  Mix in banan.  Add flour mixture; mix until just combined.  Stir in oats, chocolate chunks, and walnuts.  

2.	Using a 1 1/2 inch ice cream scoop, drop dough onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper, spacing about 2 inches apart.  Bake cookies, rotating sheets halfway through, until golden brown and just set, 12 to 13 minutes.  Let cool on sheets on wire racks 5 minutes.  Transfer cookies to wire racks; let cool completely.  Cookies can be stored in airtight containers up to 2 days.
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