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banana bread cookies with brown sugar frosting on a table with milk
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Frosted Banana Bread Cookies

Frosted Banana Bread Cookies are super soft, chewy and topped with a delicious brown sugar frosting. This easy cookie recipe tastes just like banana bread!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 50 cookies
Author: Dee
Cost: $5

Ingredients

For the Cookies

  • ¾ cup butter
  • ¾ cup dark brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 egg
  • 2 medium mashed bananas
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 cups all purpose flour

For the Frosting

  • 6 tablespoons dark brown sugar
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 4 tablespoons heavy cream
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup powdered sugar

Instructions

For the Cookies

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar
  • Add the bananas, egg and vanilla extract, and beat with an electric mixer until combined 
  • Add the baking soda, cinnamon and sea salt, and gradually mix in the flour. Dough is sticky, but this is normal
  • Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls or use piping bag to pipe dough onto greased or parchment lined cookie sheets, and bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are slightly golden brown and firm
  • Remove from oven, and allow to cool completely
    banana cookie on foil baking sheet

For the Frosting

  • In a medium saucepan, heat the butter, heavy cream and brown sugar until boiling
  • Remove from heat, add the vanilla, and gradually stir in the powdered sugar until frosting thickens. Allow frosting to cool and thicken more for a few minutes until it reaches spreading consistency
  • Use a spoon to drop frosting onto cookies and gently spread over cookies. Frosting will set more as it cools. Store in refrigerator or a cool place
    spoon brown sugar frosting on cookies

Notes

Dough is sticky like banana bread batter. You can use a spoon to drop batter onto cookie sheets or use a piping bag or zip top plastic baggie to pipe batter onto cookie sheets.
Allow frosting to cool down slightly for a few minutes before using. It's thin, but thickens and firms up as it cools.

Nutrition

Calories: 79kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 68mg | Potassium: 14mg | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 135IU | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.3mg