Banana Sunflower seed Chocolate chip cookies

I got 18 cookies out of my batch. That averages about 167 calories per cookie. If you make more from a batch the calories will be a little less.
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Ingredients
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon of baking soda
2 very ripe bananas, peeled.
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/2 cup brown sugar
​1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
1/2 cup shelled unsalted sunflower seeds
1 cup of Ghirardelli milk chocolate chips

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 In a bowl, stir together the flour, the baking soda, the nutmeg and the cinnamon.  I like to mix the seasons in the flower to make sure it distributed evenly. As you can see the second picture, the spices have be fulling stirred into the flour. 

​After you stir it all together, set it aside for later.

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In an electric mixing bowl, combine the bananas, butter and sugar. Since I was not adding salt to the recipe, I didn't mind using salted butter. Still keeping the amount of sodium down as much as possible.

As you can see, the batter will have chunks of butter and the batter at this point is a little liquified. Don't worry, it gets better.

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Next, add the flower into the mixture and blend. Then add the sunflowers and blend.

At this point I used my spoon instead of the mixer to make sure I was able to blend in all the seeds and the butter and flour that may have been stuck at the bottom of the bowl.

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Add the chocolate chips and blend well. Now you will refrigerate the dough for 45 minutes. When you get closer to the time, preheat over to 350F.

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You can line your pan with parchment paper. I have the reusable liners [love them]. 

Drop your cookie dough by the tablespoon about 2 inches apart. Bake for 12-15 minutes until lightly golden [this is what the first batch looked like after I took them out of the oven]. 

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Allow them to cool for a few minutes before moving them to your cooling rack. Sometimes if you move your cookies too quickly, they may break.

​I don't store these like regular cookies. I place them in a container and put them in the refrigerate. You can heat them up if you want them warm. Or just allow them to sit out a few minutes to get to room temperature. These were a hit with my family.

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Final thoughts: My goal was to have something sweet, but to add some healthy ingredients in it. It taste like banana bread, but with a cookie flare to it. They are really good right out of the oven. If you aren't a fan of sunflower seeds, you can cut the amount down or remove all together if you can eat the seeds. If you try them, let me know what you think.