Banana Cream Sandwich Cookies Recipes

BANANA CREAM SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in banana and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in peanuts. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-in. round cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are light brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, beat confectioners' sugar, peanut butter, butter, vanilla and enough milk to reach spreading consistency. Drop a heaping teaspoon in the center of half of the cookies; press remaining cookies on top to spread frosting., To Make Ahead: Dough can be made 2 days in advance. Wrap in plastic and place in a resealable bag. Store in the refrigerator., Freeze option: Freeze plain cookies in freezer containers. To use, thaw in covered containers and prepare as directed.

FROZEN BANANA ICE CREAM SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Place an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Form the cookie dough into 12 equal-sized balls and place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 16 to 18 minutes until lightly browned around the edges. Cool for 10 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely, about 20 minutes.
• In a small bowl, toss together the chocolate chips and oil. Place the bowl over a pan of simmering water and stir until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth, about 3 to 5 minutes.
• Spread the melted chocolate on top of 6 of the cooled cookies. Place on a parchment or waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Sprinkle the chocolate-toffee candy pieces on top of the melted chocolate. Place the remaining cookies, flat-side-up, on the same baking sheet. Arrange the banana slices in a single layer on the flat side of the remaining cookies. Freeze all the cookies for 45 to 60 minutes until the chocolate has set and the banana slices are frozen.
• Using an ice cream scoop, scoop about 1/3 cup softened ice cream on top of the frozen bananas. Place a chocolate covered cookie on top and gently press to form a sandwich. Repeat with the remaining ice cream and cookies. Freeze for 3 to 4 hours until firm.

BANANA CREAM SQUARES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• In medium bowl, cut butter into cookie mix using pastry blender or fork, until mixture is crumbly. Reserve 3/4 cup mixture for topping. Mix egg in remaining mixture until incorporated. Press crumbs evenly in bottom of dish. Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown around the edges. Cool completely.
• In 15x10x1 inch pan, place the reserved topping crumbs in a thin layer. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally or until light golden brown. Cool completely. Crumble into small pieces. Set aside.
• In 3-quart mixing bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed, for 1 minute or until smooth. Add sweetened condensed milk. Beat until well blended. Beat in the whipped topping until smooth. Add the pudding mix and continue to beat for an additional 2 minutes or until everything is well combined.
• Spread 1/3 of the pudding mixture onto cooled base. Arrange bananas in a single layer over pudding, Top with remaining pudding mixture and refrigerate for 10 minutes or until set. Sprinkle the cookie crumbs over the pudding.
• To serve, cut into 24 squares, 4 rows by 6 rows, and serve individually.

QUICK BANANA ICE CREAM SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4 and line two large baking sheets with baking parchment. Put the peanut butter, sugar, ¼ tsp fine table salt and chocolate chunks in a bowl and mix well with a wooden spoon. Crack in the egg and mix again until the mixture clumps together and forms a dough.
• Break off chunks of dough (about the size of a cherry tomato) and arrange them, spaced apart, on the sheets. Press the cookies down with the back of a fork to squash them a little. (The cookies can be frozen for up to two months - to cook from frozen, add an extra 1-2 mins to the cooking time.) Bake for about 12 mins until golden around the edges and paler in the centre. Leave to cool on the trays for 5 mins.
• Meanwhile, put the bananas, cream and vanilla in a food processor and blend until they make a thick ice cream. Scoop into balls with an ice cream scoop, and sandwich between the cookies. Serve immediately.

BANANA CAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Cream shortening; add brown sugar, beating well. Add eggs and banana; beat well.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices. Add to creamed mixture; mix well. Stir in pecans.
• Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart onto greased cookies sheets. Bake for 12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. Dip half of cooled cookies into Powdered Sugar Icing.
• To Make Icing: Combine 3 cups confectioner's sugar, 1 tablespoon melted butter or margarine, and 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract. Add milk to yield desired consistency (you may need to add a little extra), beating until smooth.

BANANA CREAM COOKIE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat and preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture and mix well.
• Drop by 1-1/2 tablespoonfulls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets and bake for 12-15 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.
• Whip the cream and powdered sugar together until soft peaks form. Then, fold in the mashed banana.
• Let cookies cool completely. Spread the banana cream between two cookies and sandwich together.

BANANA CREAM CAKE BATTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In small bowl, place 1/2 cup of the dry cake mix; set aside.
• In medium bowl, stir together cookie mix, remaining 1/2 cup cake mix, 1/2 cup butter and the egg until soft dough forms. Shape dough into 20 (1 1/2-inch) balls. Roll in reserved cake mix, coating completely. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 2 inches apart.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or just until set. (Watch closely to prevent cookies from getting too crispy and overbaked.) Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, 6 tablespoons butter, the vanilla and dry pudding mix with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until frosting is light and fluffy.
• For each sandwich cookie, spread 1 1/2 rounded teaspoons frosting on bottom of 1 cookie. Top with second cookie, bottom side down; gently press together. Roll edges of cookies in chocolate chips.

CREAMY GLAZED BANANA COOKIES 2DIE4!

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°.
• In large mixing bowl, mix 3/4 cup brown sugar & 3/4 cup butter.
• Beat at medium speed, scraping your bowl often until mixture is creamy 1-2 minutes.
• Add in the bananas, egg, orange zest & 1/2 tsp vanilla extract.
• Continue beating batter until well mixed 1-2 minutes.
• Reduce speed to low & add the flour, baking powder, baking soda & salt.
• Beat until well mixed again, 1-2 minutes.
• By round teaspoons, drop the dough 2-inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges have slightly browned.
• On medium heat, melt 2 Tbsp butter in 1-quart saucepan, adding 3 Tbsp brown sugar & cream.
• Continue to cook, while stirring occasionally until mix comes to a boil 1-2 minutes.
• Remove from heat & add powdered sugar & remaining vanilla, beat until well mixed.
• When cookies have cooled, frost them with icing.

BANANA SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine cream cheese, powerderd sugar, and flavorings.
• Spread on each Vanilla Wafer and top with another Wafer to make a sandwich type cookie.
• You may serve right away as crunchy or let sit a few hours or even overnight to soften. I prefer the soft way.