Banana Cookies

Warning: These are VERY addictive!!!!
1 C butter at room temperature
1 C sugar
2 eggs
1 C mashed banana
1/2 C buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 1/2 C flour (more to stiffen)
about half a bag of milk chocolate chips

cream butter and sugar together. add eggs. Mix in banana and buttermilk and vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients add enough flour so that it is more like a soft dough. Hand mix in chocolate chips.
Bake 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

Frosting
1/2 C melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 Tablespoon milk
2 C powdered sugar
(I usually don't make as much frosting)

Buttermilk Substitutions (for 1 cup buttermilk)
-1 C milk + 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
-1 C milk + 1 3/4 tablespoon cream of tartar
-same amount of plain yogurt or sour cream (which is what i do)

If you double this it makes A LOT of cookies. I usually do a little less chocolate chips than it says just because it is too chocolaty for me. And if you puree 2-3 bananas that should be about a cup of banana. If there is a little more that is OK, it might just take an extra little bit of flour. The cookies don't brown unless they are over done too. If the edges look slightly brown and the middle is set then they are done.