Chunky Monkey Brownies

This is such a perfect dessert to make with those leftovers bananas.  Wonderful combination of ripe bananas with chocolate.  YUM!  Enjoy!

Ingredients:

-1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened

-1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar

-1/2 cup sugar

-1/4 tsp salt

-2 large eggs

-2 tsp vanilla extract

-3 ripe bananas

-2 cups flour

-2 cups special dark chocolate chips, divided

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 F.  Coat 9x13 baking dish with baking cooking spray (the one with flour and butter).  Set aside.

In your mixer's bowl, cream the butter, brown sugar, sugar and salt.  Add the eggs and vanilla.  Mix well.  Throw in the peeled ripe bananas and mix well.  Add the flour, half of cup at a time.  Stir in 1 1/2 cups of the chocolate chips.

Pour mixture into prepared pan.  Top with remaining 1/2 cup of chocolate chips.  Bake in preheated oven for 40-45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.  

Cool pan with brownies on wire rack.  Let it cool completely, no matter how hard it is to smell the goodness and not have it! :)  Once cooled completely, cut and enjoy!