Chocolate Chip Cookie Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter, melted & slightly cooled
• 1/2 cup (100g) brown sugar, packed
• 1/3 cup (67g) granulated sugar
• 2 eggs, room temp
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 medium overripe bananas, mashed
• 1/4 cup (60g) plain full-fat greek yogurt or sour cream, room temp
• 1 2/3 cups (210g) all-purpose flour, spooned & leveled or weighed (don't pack it in)
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips/chopped chocolate
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped chocolate chip cookies, don't chop too small (+ lots more for topping)
• 4 oz cream cheese, room temp (block style, not spreadable) (for the frosting)
• 3 tbsp (42g) unsalted butter (brown it & let it cool fully until soft/opaque) (for the frosting)
• 1/2 tsp vanilla (for the frosting)
• ~1 cup (120g) powdered sugar (adjust amount for desired consistency) (for the frosting)
• Pinch of salt (for the frosting)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 9x5 loaf pan with parchment.
2. In a large bowl whisk together the melted butter and both sugars until smooth.
3. Then, whisk in the eggs and vanilla until well combined.
4. Mix in the mashed bananas and sour cream.
5. In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
6. Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet until just combined. Don't over mix.
7. Fold in the chocolate chips/chunks and chopped cookies.
8. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
9. Bake 55-60 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean/with just a few moist crumbs.
10. Brown butter over medium heat in a saucepan. Stir constantly until it foams & turns golden brown. It should have a nutty aroma.
11. Transfer to heat-safe bowl & cool until soft (not liquid).
12. I placed it in the fridge to speed it up.
13. To make the frosting, beat the cream cheese and brown butter together until smooth. Then beat in the powdered sugar and vanilla.
14. Spread this over the completely cooled loaf.
15. Top with chopped chocolate chip cookies all over.