Banana Nut Frosted Cookies
Servings: 24
Calories:
Ingredients
For The Banana Cookies
- 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ cup mashed ripe bananas
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 small box banana cream instant pudding mix
- 2 Tbsp milk
- 1 egg
For The Banana Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- ¼ cup butter, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup mashed bananas
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
For The Banana Nut Cookies
- In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt together. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, dry pudding mix until combined.
- Next, add egg, milk and mashed bananas into mixture and beat until creamy.
- Gradually add dry ingredients into sugar mixture and beat until combined.
- Divide sugar cookie dough in half and roll into a 6 inch roll on a lightly floured surface.
- Wrap each roll in plastic wrap and place into the fridge for 4+ hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 375° and unwrap each roll.
- Cut cookies into ½ inch slices and place on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake for 9-10 minutes or until edges just start to brown.
- Remove from oven and let sit on baking sheet for a couple minutes then remove to wire rack to cool completely.
For The Banana Cream Cheese Frosting
- In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese and butter together until nice and fluffy.
- Add vanilla and mashed bananas, beat then add powdered sugar and beat until combined.
- Frost cooled cookies and top with chopped walnuts.