I was in the mood for chocolate cookies - OK when basically am I not? OK really I had some bananas that were getting a little overripe and I didn't feel like banana bread. I started to peruse my cookbooks for a new recipe when I came across this one. It sounded interesting because it had raisins in it and I thought hey at least there are 2 types of fruit in the cookies - that's healthy* Chocolate Banana Cookies (Adapted from 201 Chocolate Treats ) 6 oz semisweet chocolate (melted) 2 c flour 1/4 c cocoa powder 2 t baking powder 1/4 t baking soda 1/4 t salt 3/4 c (1 1/2 sticks) butter 1/2 c sugar 1/2 c brown sugar 1 t vanilla extract 1 t chocolate extract (optional) 2 eggs 1 c mashed bananas (about 3) 12 oz chocolate chips 1 c raisins (or dried currants or dried cherries) Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and set aside. Cream butter and sugars in mixer until fluffy. Beat in extract(s) and then add ...