When it comes to a comfort cookie you can not go wrong with these Banana Pudding Cookies. All your classic flavors baked up into a tasty and delicious hand held treat.

I’m a banana fanatic, anything that involves bananas whether it be in baking, or just eating bananas themselves. These Banana Pudding Cookies have always been one of my favorites.

Kids and adults go crazy over these tasty cookies! I mean you really cannot go wrong with a good cookie recipe, right? Plus banana is great all year long.

When it comes to these Banana Pudding Cookies, you can never get enough. Luckily they make a nice large batch so you really don’t have to worry, but you can always double that if you’d like.

Crunchy, chewy and a nice banana and white chocolate flavor, these are a nice treat that is not overbearingly sweet. But the perfect balance of flavors in my opinion.

If you are looking for an all around good dessert/snack recipe, you really cannot go wrong with these Banana Pudding Cookies. Easy, tasty and fun.

Some of my other favorite cookie recipes that we have on our site include: Vanilla No Bake Cookies, Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies and Iced Oatmeal Cookies.

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:

Minimal ingredients that make a delicious cookie and are easy to find.
These make a nice large batch.
Kids and adults both love the flavors and textures in these.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE AT BOTTOM):

Vanilla wafer cookies
All-purpose flour
Instant banana cream pudding mix
Baking soda
Baking powder
Sea salt
Unsalted butter
Light brown sugar
Granulated sugar
Eggs
Vanilla extract
White chocolate chips

HOW TO MAKE BANANA PUDDING COOKIES, STEP BY STEP:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line sheet pans with parchment paper, set aside.
Take 10 of the vanilla wafer cookies and place them in a ziptop bag and crush them with a rolling pin until they form fine crumbs, set aside. Place the remaining cookies in the same bag and crush them leaving them in bigger chunks, roughly about the size of a pea or a little larger.
In a large bowl, whisk together the finely crushed cookies, flour, pudding mix, baking soda, baking powder, and sea salt, set aside.
In a large bowl with a hand mixer, or in the body of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter and the sugars until light and fluffy..
Add the eggs in one at a time until each is incorporated. Then, mix in the vanilla extract.
Add the dry ingredients and stir it in, making sure not to overmix but also making sure there are no dry patches. Scrape down the sides as needed.
Then add in the white chocolate chips and the cookie pieces, stir until combined.
Using a 1.5 tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop out the cookie dough onto the prepared sheet pans, making sure they are about 2 inches apart. You can press in more crushed cookies and chocolate chips for garnish if desired.
Bake for 8-9 minutes until the edges are just slightly golden. Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes on the sheet pan. Then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.

WHAT DOES THE PUDDING DO IN THESE COOKIES?

Besides giving them the added delicious flavor of the banana, it also helps make the cookies soft and chewy, that is one thing that I absolutely love about Pudding Cookies.

You just want to add the DRY mix into the cookies, you do not want to prepare the pudding. That would add too much moisture and volume to the cookies that they would not turn out.

WHAT IS THE TASTE AND TEXTURE OF THESE BANANA PUDDING COOKIES?

With your favorite banana pudding flavors, these are crunchy, but soft and chewy that has a nice subtle banana flavor that is added from the banana pudding.

The cookies all around are soft and chewy with slightly crisp edges and the addition of the vanilla wafers in the cookies also give them a little crunch as well.

DO I HAVE TO CHILL MY DOUGH?

Nope! Once the dough is mixed together these are ready to go, no chilling required. I love when cookie recipes don’t have to chill because it saves time.

CAN I ADD ANYTHING ELSE TO THESE COOKIES?

You can always add some extra ingredients if you want, some ideas include:

Chopped nuts
Chocolate chips (for a chocolate banana flavor)
Sprinkles

HOW TO STORE:

These can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container or bag where they will keep for up to 1 week.

They can also be frozen, place in a freezer container or bag and they will keep for up to 3 months. To defrost, remove from the freezer onto the countertop until thawed.

TIPS AND TRICKS:

Use instant pudding for these cookies and just use the dry mix, not prepared.
If you do not like banana, these would be great with vanilla as well.
You can add some other ingredients if you like, we have listed some above.
These do not need to chill!
These can be frozen, see above on how to do that.
This makes a large batch, but feel free to double it if you’d like.

Looking for that soft and chewy cookie recipe that is banana flavored and is super easy? Then you absolutely have to make these Banana Pudding Cookies, they are a hit for the whole family.

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Banana Pudding Cookies