Banana Cream Sandwich Cookies

Looking for an uncommonly good sandwich cookie?

These Banana Cream Cookie Sandwiches are filled with a buttery frosting and they are fun to make.

A great project where your kids or grandkids can help by rolling-up their sleeves and spreading the frosting and assembling these banana cookies.

I don't know about you, but when I think of 'banana cream' my mind immediately shifts to banana cream pie.

But unlike the pie, the banana in this recipe is all in the cookie - along with another sweet dessert favorite, pecans!

The frosting is a simple buttery frosting flavored with vanilla.

So, if you like your cookies with bananas and pecans - think banana bread-like - and want to try something that you don't see everyday, we think these banana cream cookies may soon become one of your favorite go-to recipes.

Banana Cream Sandwich Cookies

Banana Cream Sandwich Cookies Recipe

For the cookie:

2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup banana, cut into 1/4-inch thick slices (about 1 medium banana)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chopped pecans

For the frosting:

3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup butter, softened
3 to 4 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment or silicone liners and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, beat flour, granulated sugar, 1 cup butter, banana, salt and 1 teaspoon vanilla with an electric mixer on low speed until well mixed, about 2 to 3 minutes.
Stir in pecans.
Shape rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into 1-inch balls.
Place cookie balls on prepared cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.
Flatten cookies to 1/4-inch thickness with bottom of glass dipped in flour.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until edges are lightly browned.
Remove from oven and allow to stand for 1 minute on sheet until transferring cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
Prepare the frosting:
In a small bowl, combine all frosting ingredients and beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 1 to 2 minutes.
Spread 1 tablespoon of frosting over bottoms of 1/2 the cooled cookies.
Top with remaining cookies.

This recipe makes about 2 dozen Banana Cream Cookie Sandwiches.

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