"The Best" Chocolate Chip Cookies

The standard: chocolate chip cookies. Dunk them in your almond milk, or serve them on a platter to friends. No matter how you spin it everyone is happy with choc chip cookies! They are the standard best cookie. This recipe may not be the best you've tried, but maybe it is? They come out soft and chewy, just the way I love them! Enjoy!

Chocolate Chip Cookies! (about 3 batches)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup soy margarine, softened
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 whole banana, peeled and mashed
2 Tbsp applesauce
2 cups unbleached flour
1 tsp baking powder*
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
6 oz dairy-free chocolate chips

*If you prefer your cookies a bit less fluffy omitt the baking powder but leave the baking soda.

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. Beat both sugars with margarine in large mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
3. Add vanilla extract, mashed banana, and applesauce. Blend together.
4. Add flour, baking powder and soda, and mix well. If the mixture is too moist, then add a bit more flour. If the mixture is too dry, add small amounts of water or additional Tbsps of applesauce until desired consistency.
5. Stir in chocolate chips.
6. Detach balls of cookie dough from the mix at desired sizes and place on parchment paper over baking sheet.
7. Bake for about 8-10 minutes or until a golden brown color.