Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  3               cups  all-purpose flour
     1/2           cup  packed brown sugar
  2          teaspoons  baking powder
     1/2      teaspoon  salt
     1/4      teaspoon  baking soda
  3        tablespoons  butter -- chilled
     1/4           cup  buttermilk
  1           teaspoon  vanilla extract
  2                     egg whites
  1                cup  banana -- mashed
     1/2           cup  chocolate chips
                        vegetable cooking spray
     1/3           cup  walnuts -- coarsely chopped
  1         tablespoon  brown sugar

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt , and baking soda. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Set aside. In a medium bowl, mix buttermilk, vanilla, egg whites and banana. Add wet mixture to dry mixture just until combined. Mix in chocolate chips. Turn dough out on a lightly floured surface. Knead lightly. Spray a large cookie sheet with vegetable cooking spray. Pat the dough into a 9-inch circle on the cookie sheet. Sprinkle the walnuts and brown sugar over the dough, pressing gently into the dough. Cut the dough into 12 slices. bake for 20 minutes.

Nutritional Information:

266 Calories (kcal); 8g Total Fat; (26% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 45g Carbohydrate; 8mg Cholesterol; 246mg Sodium