Banana Pudding Cookies

These banana pudding cookies are soft, chewy, and loaded with sweet banana flavor, vanilla wafers, and creamy Southern-style goodness.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword banana-pudding-cookies, best-banana-pudding-cookies-recipe

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Cooling time 10

Total Time 40

Servings servings

Calories 203kcal

3 cups all purpose flour
1 3.4 oz box banana cream instant pudding mix
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup unsalted butter softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 tsp banana extract
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 1/2 cups white chocolate chips
1 cup crushed Nilla wafers plus additional for sprinkling the tops of the cookies

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 2 standard baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a medium size bowl use a whisk to sift together the flour, instant banana cream pudding mix, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, cream together the butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, banana extract and vanilla extract. Beat until fluffy and light beige in color, around 2 minutes.
Add the eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
Lower the speed of the mixer and gradually add the flour mixture to the creamed butter mixture. Beat on medium speed until the flour has fully incorporated, stopping to scrape the sides of the bowl periodically.
Fold the white chocolate chips and crushed Nilla wafers into the cookie dough by hand until evenly distributed in the dough.
Use a medium cookie scoop or ice cream scoop (1 1/2 Tablespoon) divide the cooking dough placing mounds at least 2-inches apart on the prepared pans. Sprinkle the tops with additional crushed Nilla wafers. (eyeball the amount)
Bake for 15-18 minutes or until just very lightly golden brown.
Cool on the pan for 1-2 minutes then carefully remove to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Chocolate Chips - You could use semi-sweet chocolate chips or peanut butter chips in these cookies to change the flavor profile.
Butter - You can use salted butter. When doing so, decrease the salt to 1/4 teaspoon.
Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix - You could use vanilla pudding mix. When doing so, double the amount of banana extract.