• 1 ¼ cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ⅛ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• ⅓ cup butter, softened
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ cup bananas, ripe and mashed
• 1 eggs
• ½ tsp vanilla
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• ⅓ cup pecans, chopped (optional)

Combine flour and baking powders in a bowl. Beat butter, sugar, vanilla and egg until mixed. Stir in flour, chocolate chips and nuts. Preheat oven to 350 ℉. Make 1 inch balls and drop onto greased cookie sheet or silicon baking mat. Bake for 12-16 minutes, cool on pan for 2 minutes and then move to cooling rack.