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BANANA SPLIT COOKIE CUPS

Nellie — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 19:36:48 +0000

Banana Split Cookie Cups taste like your favorite banana split dessert in cookie form! Banana flavored cookies filled with pineapple cream and topped with chocolate and a cherry!

These Banana Split Cookie Cups are easily made in a mini muffin tin and then filled with a simple, 3-ingredient pineapple cream filling. I added chocolate and a cherry on top, and you could easily add sprinkles too. A cookie that tastes like a banana split!

Ingredients in Banana Split Cookie Cups

Cookies:

1 1/2 sticks butter, softened to room temperature

3/4 cup light brown sugar

1/4 cup sugar

1 small (3.4 oz) box instant banana cream pudding mix

2 large eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp baking soda

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

Filling:

8 oz Cool Whip, thawed

8 oz can crushed pineapple (with juice)

1 small (3.4 oz) box instant vanilla pudding mix

Topping:

Maraschino cherries

1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips + 1 Tbsp shortening

How to make Banana Split Cookie Cups

Banana Split Cookie Cups

Banana Split Cookie Cups taste like your favorite banana split dessert in cookie form! Banana flavored cookies filled with pineapple cream and topped with chocolate and a cherry!

Course Cookies

Cuisine American

Keyword banana split cookie cups

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 8

Servings

Calories 103kcal

Author Jessica & Nellie

Ingredients

Cookie Cups

1 ½ sticks butter softened to room temperature
¾ cup light brown sugar
¼ cup sugar
1 small 3.4 oz box instant banana cream pudding mix
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp baking soda
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

Filling:

8 oz Cool Whip thawed
8 oz can crushed pineapple with juice
1 small 3.4 oz box instant vanilla pudding mix

Topping:

Maraschino cherries
½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips + 1 Tbsp shortening

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°.
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars together for 3-4 minutes. Add in the banana pudding mix and continue to beat for another 1-2 minutes.
Add the eggs and vanilla and beat for 2 more minutes.
Add the flour and baking soda and mix until well combined.
Use a cookie scoop to scoop the cookie dough into a well-greased mini muffin pan. Recipe makes 36 cookie cups.
Bake for 8-9 minutes or until the tops barely begin to turn a light golden brown. Remove from oven and immediately use the back of a 1/2 tablespoon to press an indention into each cookie cup. Don’t press all the way to the bottom- you’ll want to press the tops about halfway down. Make sure to do this while the cookie cups are hot, straight out of the oven.
Let the cookie cups continue to cool in the pan for about 15-20 minutes and then remove from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
When the cookie cups are completely cooled, make the filling. Use a fork or large spoon to mix the pudding mix and pineapple together. Fold in the Cool Whip. Use a small spoon to generously scoop the filling into each of the cookie cups.
In a small glass bowl, mix the chocolate chips and shortening and then microwave for about 30 seconds. Stir and then microwave in 15 second intervals, stirring in between each interval until chocolate is completely melted and smooth. Drizzle on top of the cookie cups and then place a cherry on top of each one. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
The cookie cups last pretty well completely assembled in the refrigerator for up to about 24 hours. If you need to make them farther in advance, just make the cookie cups and the filling separately and then wait to add the filling and topping until right before serving.

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Can you replace the Cool Whip in the recipe?

If you can’t find Cool Whip where you live or you prefer not to use it in recipes, you can use stabilized whipped cream instead. If you just use regular whipped cream, the consistency will be too light and the cream will not hold up very well when mixed into pudding mixture.

HOW TO MAKE STABILIZED WHIPPED CREAM

To make stabilized whipped cream, you will need the following ingredients:

4 ounces of cream cheese (softened to room temperature)
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup heavy whipping cream

Beat the cream cheese with the powdered sugar and vanilla until soft and smooth.
In a separate bowl, beat the whipping cream just until soft peaks form.
Add the cream cheese mixture to the whipped cream and beat until stiff peaks are formed. Store in the refrigerator until ready to use.

A little tip for making whipped cream faster. Use a metal bowl for whipping the cream and place the bowl in the freezer for about 30 minutes before you make the whipped cream. This will significantly decrease the amount of time that you will need to beat the whipped cream – the process will go much faster!

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Banana Split Cookie Cups taste like your favorite banana split dessert in cookie form! Banana flavored cookies filled with pineapple cream and topped with chocolate and a cherry!

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BANANA PUDDING COOKIES

Jessica — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 13:00:00 +0000

Banana Pudding Cookies made with a ripe banana for amazing pillowy soft cookies with great banana flavor! Banana cream cookies with pudding mix & white chocolate chips are delicious!

To the banana cream pie lovers out there, you have got to try this banana pudding cookie recipe. Making these white chocolate banana cookies is so simple, using basic ingredients in your kitchen and 30 minutes, you will have a tasty treat to enjoy!

Banana Pudding Cookies with White Chocolate Chips

Banana pudding cookies are a soft, sweet treat with a lovely banana flavor. This great flavor comes from a ripe banana as well as a box of instant banana pudding mix. These banana cookies are super simple to make and everyone loves the end result. I used white chocolate chips but I’ve heard that semi sweet chocolate chips or even butterscotch chips taste amazing! So get creative and enjoy our banana cookies recipe!

Tips to get the PERFECT Banana White Chocolate Chip Cookies:

Three kitchen items make these cookies come together really fast. I actually use these items in nearly every cookie recipe I make, so they’re quite versatile.

Make Sure Your Cookies Don’t Stick to the Pan

First, I line my cookie sheets with a piece of parchment paper. They’re sold in sizes that fit a 12×16 cookie sheet perfectly and enable to cookies to bake well without sticking- and no mess from spraying oil on the cookie sheets!

Use an Electric Mixer for Uniform Mixing

The second item is a KitchenAid mixer. I love mine! I have a Bosch as well but I find I use my KitchenAid for cookies. There is a cookie paddle that comes with every mixer that you attach to the top of the mixer. They’re easy to use and help you mix the ingredients uniformly. I also use the metal whisk attachment in this recipe to make the frosting. It whips it up super fast! Add this to your wish list because it’s one of my all-time used small appliances ever!

Use a Cookie Scoop for Perfectly Shaped Cookies

The third item is a cookie scoop! Years and years ago I used to use 2 spoons to measure and scrape cookie dough onto the pans. It wasn’t a perfect process and I often ended up with oblong cookies in various sizes. A friend of mine brought cookies to a party and I noticed each and every one of her cookies looked PERFECT. Her secret? A cookie scoop!

They come in three sizes- 1/2 tablespoon, 1.5 tablespoon and 3 tablespoon scoops. I used the middle size- 1.5 tablespoon for these, and most other cookies. (Although when I’m serving a large crowd, I use the small cookie scoop. People love having a smaller cookie, especially at an event with several other desserts. For this Banana Cookie recipe, I used the middle scoop.

Banana Pudding Cookie Ingredients

Butter: You will need 1/2 cup of butter, softened, to create a wonderfully rich cookie.

Sugar: For the perfect amount of sweetness, use 1 cup of granulated sugar.

Banana: Add in 1 banana, mashed, to give these cookies amazing flavor and texture.

Pudding mix: Using 1 3.4-ounce box of banana cream instant pudding mix will make these cookies so soft and fluffy.

Eggs: Adding in 2 eggs will help bind the dough together well.

Flour: You need to include 2 1/2 cups of flour for the base of this cookie recipe.

Baking soda: To help the cookies rise as they bake, use 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda.

Salt: Add in 1/2 teaspoon of salt to help enhance all the wonderful flavors in this cookie recipe.

Chocolate chips: You will want to use 2 cups of white chocolate chips to give more great taste to these cookies.

How to make Banana Cream Cookies

Prep

Preheat your oven to 350 degree F and prepare baking sheets by lining with parchment paper or using silicon mats.

Dough

In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt, set aside.

Next, in a large bowl, combine the softened butter and sugar, mix with an electric handheld mixer. Then, add in the mashed banana, dry pudding mix and the eggs, stir well until combined and smooth.

Banana Pudding Cookies made with a ripe banana for amazing pillowy soft cookies with great banana flavor! Banana cream cookies with pudding mix & white chocolate chips are delicious!

Proceed to pour the dry ingredients into the mixing bowl with banana mixture and mix slowly until fully incorporated. Lastly, add in the white chocolate chips and mix to combine.

After that, scoop rounded tablespoonfuls of cookie dough onto the prepared parchment lined baking pan.

Bake

Place the cookies in the preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes or until slightly golden. Let the banana cookies cool for several minutes on the cookie sheet before transferring to a cooling rack.

Serve immediately and enjoy!

Banana Pudding Cookies

Banana Pudding Cookies are a classic banana cookie recipe with a twist! These banana chocolate chip cookies have a great soft and chewy texture that comes from banana pudding mix, it helps create an amazing cookie.

Course Cookies, Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Banana Pudding Cookies

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Total Time 25

Servings

Calories 175kcal

Author Jessica & Nellie

Ingredients

½ cup butter softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 banana smashed
3.4 oz banana cream instant pudding mix
2 large eggs
2 ½ cups flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups white chocolate chips

Instructions

Prep: Preheat your oven to 350 degree F and prepare baking sheets by lining with parchment paper or using silicon mats.
Dough: In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt, set aside.
Next, in a large bowl, combine the softened butter and sugar, mix with an electric handheld mixer. Then, add in the mashed banana, dry pudding mix and the eggs, stir well until combined and smooth. Proceed to pour the dry ingredients into the mixing bowl with banana mixture and mix slowly until fully incorporated. Lastly, add in the white chocolate chips and mix to combine.
After that, scoop rounded tablespoonfuls of cookie dough onto the prepared parchment lined baking pan.
Bake: Place the cookies in the preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes or until slightly golden. Let the banana cookies cool for several minutes on the cookie sheet before transferring to a cooling rack. Serve immediately and enjoy!

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Notes

Banana Pudding Cookies are a banana lovers dream come true! Making these banana chocolate chip cookies is so easy, they come together quickly and disappear just as fast.

Nutrition

How long should I let these cookies cool?

Cookies are best left to cool on the baking sheet they’re cooked on for 3-4 minutes, then you can transfer them to a cooling rack to cool further. This way, they don’t fall apart as cookies are pretty soft still when they’re pulled out of the oven. After a couple minutes on a cooling rack, cooking are usually cool enough to eat! Warm cookies are the best!

How long are banana cookies good for?

When stored in an airtight container, at room temperature, these cookies can last about 3-5 days and still taste great.

What else can I add to these banana pudding cookies?

If desired, adding in some chopped walnuts or pecans would taste great. If you wanted to make them pretty to match a party theme, add some fun and festive sprinkles to the dough before cooking and it will add a pop of color.

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Banana Pudding Cookies is a traditional banana cookie recipe with a spin! These banana chocolate chip cookies have a great moist and fluffy texture that comes from banana pudding mix, it helps make a delicious cookie.

Banana Pudding Cookies made with a ripe banana for amazing pillowy soft cookies with great banana flavor! Banana cream cookies with pudding mix & white chocolate chips are delicious!

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