Banana pudding makes a delicious dessert for any occasion. But there’s no reason to take the time to prepare that layered pudding dessert when you can just make cookies instead! With this simple banana pudding cookies recipe, you can enjoy all the flavors of classic banana pudding in a cookie! You’re going to love the delicious combination of real banana and white chocolate chips in this quick and easy sweet treat.
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What Do I Need to Make Banana Pudding Cookies?
Take the flavor of a plain white chocolate chip cookie up a notch with the help of instant pudding mix! These simple cookies can be prepared with just handful of ingredients and a few minutes of your time. To make banana pudding cookies, you’ll need:
- Unsalted butter
- Brown sugar
- Granulated Sugar
- Banana
- Sour Cream
- Banana cream instant pudding mix
- Eggs
- Vanilla Extract
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda
- Salt
- White chocolate chips
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How Do I Make Banana Pudding Cookies?
Since you can prepare these cookies in just five steps, you’ll be able whip up a sweet treat for your family with just a few minutes of prep work! Just follow these quick instructions to make your own banana pudding cookies at home today.
Step One: Cream the Butter
Using a stand mixer, beat together the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Continue mixing the ingredients on medium high speed until the mixture becomes creamy and fluffy.
Step Two: Add the Pudding Mix
When the butter is creamed, turn off the mixer and add the mashed banana, sour cream, banana cream pudding mix, eggs, and vanilla extract. Continue mixing until the ingredients are well combined.
Step Three: Mix in the Dry Ingredients
After the pudding mixture has dissolved and the ingredients are well combined, turn off the mixer to add the dry ingredients. Pour in the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix on low until the dry ingredients are incorporated, then turn the speed up to medium and beat until all the ingredients are well combined.
Step Four: Fold in the Chocolate Chips
Remove the bowl from the stand mixer and add the white chocolate chips. Slowly fold the chocolate into the cookie batter until the chips are well dispersed throughout the bowl.
Step Five: Bake the Cookies
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or spray the baking sheet liberally with nonstick cooking spray. Drop the cookies by the spoonful onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes. You will know the cookies are done baking when the edges are golden brown. Allow the cookies to cool for a few minutes on the cookie sheet, then transfer them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely before enjoying.
Can You Make Cookies from Pudding Mix?
Using pudding mix in your cookie batter is a simple way to add moisture and flavor to a plain recipe. And it’s so easy to incorporate pudding mix into your recipe! That’s because the pudding does not need to be prepared before you mix it into the rest of your ingredients. Simply pour the dry pudding mix into the cookie batter to instantly add extra fat and extra flavor to your cookie dough.
Banana Pudding Cookies Tips & Tricks
This recipe is so simple to make, which means it’s easy to adjust to suit your tastes and ingredients. Try these recipe ideas as you’re baking to create some delicious cookies using ingredients and supplies you have on hand.
- Use a cookie scoop for even baking. To ensure all your cookies are the same size and cook evenly, try using a cookie scoop to drop the cookies onto the baking sheet. A 1 ½ tablespoon cookie scoop is a great option for getting medium sized cookies.
- Substitute vanilla pudding mix. If you can’t find banana cream pudding in your grocery store, you can still make this simple cookie recipe! Just substitute the banana pudding with vanilla pudding. Since the cookie batter also contains real banana, you’ll still get the classic flavor of banana pudding – even if you use vanilla pudding mix.
- Try different chocolate chip flavors. There’s no need to limit yourself to white chocolate when making this recipe! You could easily substitute the flavor of your baking chips to create a cookie flavor that’s perfect for you. Semi-sweet, milk, or dark chocolate chips are all great options for this cookie recipe. Or try unique baking chip flavors like butterscotch or peanut butter the next time you make these cookies.
How Do You Store Banana Pudding Cookies?
After you’re finished enjoying your homemade cookies, you’re going to want to store them properly so you can keep eating them for days! Make sure to allow the cookies to cool completely, then transfer them to an airtight container. The cookies can be stored at room temperature for up to two weeks.
Banana Pudding Cookies
Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsalted butter softened
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 ripe banana mashed
- ½ cup sour cream
- 3.4 ounce package banana cream instant pudding mix
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or spray with nonstick baking spray.
- In a bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until creamy.
- Add in mashed banana, sour cream, banana cream pudding mix, eggs, and vanilla extract.
- Next, add in the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until combined.
- Carefully fold in the white chocolate chips.
- Drop cookie dough onto a prepared baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes, or until golden around the edges.
- Cool on a wire rack or enjoy the cookies warm.
Notes
- This recipe would also be delicious using a vanilla flavored instant pudding mix instead of banana cream.
- I used a 1 ½ tablespoon cookie scoop to get the perfect size cookie in this recipe.
- Milk chocolate, dark chocolate, or butterscotch chips would be delicious in this recipe instead of white chocolate chips.
- Leftover cookies can be stored in an airtight container for up to two weeks at room temperature.