Banana Bread Cookies
These banana bread cookies are studded with lots of chocolate chips, over ripe bananas, cinnamon, and topped with cream cheese frosting.
Servings 12 cookies
Calories 441kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 cup cake flour
- 1 tsp. cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- 8 Tbsp. unsalted, cold butter, cut into cubes
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed (light or dark)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 over ripe bananas, mashed (about 3/4 cup)
- 1 3/4 cup chocolate chips
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 3/4 tsp. vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- chopped walnuts and ground cinnamon for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats and set aside.
- Whisk together the dry ingredients (flours, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, salt cinnamon, nutmeg) in a large bowl and set aside.1 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour, 1 cup cake flour, 1 tsp. cornstarch, 1/2 tsp. baking powder, 1/2 tsp. baking soda, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- Cream together the butter, sugar and brown sugar using a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, on medium speed until light and fluffy, ~3-4 minutes.8 Tbsp. unsalted, cold butter, cut into cubes, 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed (light or dark), 1/4 cup sugar
- Add in mashed bananas, followed by the egg, egg yolk and vanilla until combined.1 large egg, 1 large egg yolk, 2 over ripe bananas, mashed (about 3/4 cup), 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- Add in dry ingredients, gradually until ingredients are incorporated.
- Add in chocolate chips until combined.1 3/4 cup chocolate chips
- Using floured hands and a cookie scoop, measure out ~10-12 cookies for large cookies, or scoop 2 Tbsp. sized cookies (you should get ~22 cookies). The dough will be a bit sticky due to the bananas. The flour will help! Or you can just use the cookie scoop to scoop directly onto the sheet pan to avoid using flour.
- Place on prepared baking sheet & bake cookies for ~13-14 minutes for the large cookies, or ~8-10 minutes for the smaller cookies.
- Let cookies cool, then make the cream cheese frosting. Mix together the softened cream cheese and butter using a hand mixer. Then add in the powdered sugar, vanilla and salt. Mix until smooth. Add more powdered sugar as desired.4 oz. cream cheese, softened, 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, softened, 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted, 3/4 tsp. vanilla extract, pinch of salt
- Frost cooled cookies, garnished with nuts and ground cinnamon if desired. Enjoy!chopped walnuts and ground cinnamon for garnish, optional
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Notes
- Sticky dough: The reason this cookie dough is sticky is because of the bananas. I've found a light dusting of flour on my hands when scooping and rolling the dough solves the issue. However, chilling the dough (30-60 min) can also help sticky dough become more manageable to work with.
- Storage: Cookies will last in the refrigerator for 4-5 days. For freezing, I recommend cooling them and freezing without the cream cheese. Unfrosted cookies will last in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie (with frosting) | Calories: 441kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 321mg | Potassium: 137mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 606IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1mg