Description
Soft and tender cookies combining banana bread flavors with a creamy glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup mashed bananas
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or chocolate chips (optional)
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Stir in the mashed bananas, egg, and vanilla extract until well combined.
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined.
- Fold in the chopped walnuts or chocolate chips if using.
- Drop spoonfuls of dough onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden.
- Allow cookies to cool completely.
- Beat the cream cheese until smooth, then mix in the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until creamy.
- Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cookies before serving.
Notes
For a tangy glaze, add a little lemon juice to the cream cheese mix. Do not over mix the dough.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg