1 1/2 md Bananas
 1 1/4 c  All-purpose flour
     1 ts Baking powder
   1/2 ts Salt
   1/3 c  Butter or margarine;
          -softened
   1/3 c  Sugar
   1/3 c  Light brown sugar; firmly
          -packed
     1 lg Egg
     1 ts Vanilla extract
     1 c  Milk chocolate chips
   1/2 c  Walnuts; coarsely chopped
 Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease cookie sheets. Peel banana and
 place in small bowl. Mash enough banana with fork to measure 1/2 cup. Set
 aside. Place flour, baking powder and salt in small bowl; stir to combine.
 Beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar in large bowl with electric
 mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy, scraping down side of bowl
 once. Beat in banana, egg and vanilla, scraping down side of bowl once. Add
 flour mixture. Beat at low speed until well blended, scraping down side of
 bowl once. Stir in chips and walnuts with mixing spoon. (Dough will be
 soft) Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto prepared
 cookie sheets. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Let
 cool.
                 
                 Yields       
                36 Servings