Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins, My Gift to You

May Peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing all year through! 
                                                                                          ~Author Unknown

The other day I found a handwritten recipe for Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins that was written by me.  It sounded so good and I had written "Excellent" on it, which means I had had it once upon a time and really liked it.  I'm thinking it might have come from one of our daughters-in-law.  I ended up making them and they really are excellent.  So here's my Christmas gift to you...

BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups smashed ripened bananas
1/2 cup sour cream
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1. Preheat over to 400 degrees.  Grease 12 3 x 1 1/2 inch muffin cups. 
2. Mix first 4 ingredients and set aside.
3. Cream butter and both sugars.
4. Add vanilla extract and eggs and beat well.
5. Mix in the bananas and sour cream.
6. Use a wooden spoon to add the flour mixture and then the chocolate chips.

The recipe called for it to bake for 20 minutes, but I thought 400 sounded a bit high.  I baked it for 10 minutes at 400 degrees, turned the oven off and left the muffins in the oven for another 10 minutes. 

Even Mr. Cottage enjoyed them!

The Red Painted Cottage wishes all of you a very Merry Christmas and so does Miss Molly...