Banana Bread Cookies are a delicious bite-sized version of the classic banana bread dessert loaf with a yummy homemade cream cheese frosting on top.
Banana Bread Cookies
If you love banana bread like we do, and want to try something new with your week old ‘nanas, you’re going to love this.
After you’ve made these yummy cookies, you should definitely take a look at our Cream Cheese Filled Banana Bread, Banana Pudding Poke Cake and Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins. They are so good.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Bananas
- Shortening
- Sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla
- Salt
- Flour
- Baking Soda
How Ripe Should Bananas Be for Banana Bread?
You can use ANY bananas for this recipe and other bread recipes. However, the browner, the better the flavor of your dessert. Why? The more brown the more sugar the bananas have.
Banana Bread Cookies Recipe
Making this is very similar to making traditional banana bread. Start by smashing bananas! My kids love to help with this part.
Next, with cream the sugar and shortening together. Then, add the eggs and bananas and continue to mix. When that’s done, fold in smashed bananas.
In a different bowl, mix up all of your dry ingredients. Then, add them to the wet ingredient bowl.
To scoop the cookies onto your baking sheet, use a small ice cream scoop that’s sprayed with cooking spray. This makes the process so much easier!
Frosting Ingredients
- Cream Cheese
- Brown Sugar
- Milk
- Butter
- Vanilla
- Salt
- Powdered Sugar
For the frosting, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add remaining ingredients and beat until smooth.
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Banana Bread Cookies
Ingredients
Cookie Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup butter flavored shortening
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup mashed overripe bananas
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
Frosting Ingredients:
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 6 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon milk
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
Cookie Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease or line a baking sheet, set aside.
- Cream the shortening and sugar together in a large mixing bowl. Add the egg, and vanilla and beat it for an additional 2 minutes. Fold in the mashed banana.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients bowl and mix to combine.
- Grease a cookie scoop with nonstick cooking spray. Scoop out the dough onto the prepared baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 8-9 minutes.
Frosting Directions:
- Beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add remaining ingredients and beat until smooth.
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51 comments on “Soft Banana Bread Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting”
So so good, do they need to be refrigerated due to the cream cheese frosting?
Thanks Mandy. Yes, it’s best to keep these in the fridge.
Didn’t the the amount of each ingredient to use
Hi Rita. The amounts are listed in the recipe card near the bottom of the page.
Made these for Thanksgiving this year. I used salted butter instead of Crisco. Other than that I followed the recipe. They were absolutely delicious and even people who don’t like banana bread enjoyed them! The frosting is a great recipe with the brown sugar. Very tasty
Glad everyone enjoyed them!
I had saved this a while ago, but just finally made them for Thanksgiving…and OMG these are SOOOO good. My husband and I loved them just following the recipe, but next time I am going to add a touch of cinnamon to the batter just to try it.
Thanks Linda!
Love this recipe! My son in laws flavorite!
Delicious! My husband loved them!
Very good but I made them into sandwich cookies with the frosting in the middle, mich easier to store.
OMG! So yummy! Very cake like, definitely needed the frosting.
And THE BEST cream cheese frosting. Saving!
Made them. Everybody loved. It’s a keeper.
Made these today, turned out well. Frosting recipes makes a huge amount, mine came out a bit to sweet(personal preference probably) will cut frosting recipe in half next time. Adding nuts might make these even better.
Made these!!!!! Awesome recipe thanks!!! I added chocolate chips in 1 batch, then added 1cup pumpkin puree and spices to another, great soft cookie. Love them!!
I used 1/2 c regular Crisco and 1/2 c butter because I had to improvise. Added mini chocolate chips and didn’t do the frosting because I had to send them in a car. They were absolutely amazing and now my daughter’s favorite cookie.❤
I am going to be trying your method as I do not have any butter flavored shortening on hand!!