Banana Pudding Chewy Crinkle Cookies
Recipe GLPRd54387700907f5
These soft and chewy crinkle cookies are flavored with instant banana cream pudding mix and studded with chopped vanilla wafers. Rolled in powdered sugar before baking, they develop a tender interior with a delightful crispy-edged finish. Perfect for banana pudding lovers seeking a cookie version of the classic dessert.
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Ingredients
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and warm
3/4 cup white granulated sugar
3 oz cream cheese, room temperature, cut into small pieces
1 large egg, room temperature
1 Tbsp whole milk
2-1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2/3 of 3.4 oz package instant banana cream pudding mix
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
8 About 8 vanilla wafer cookies, chopped
Powdered sugar for rolling
Directions
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the white granulated sugar and the room-temperature cream cheese pieces.
Pour the warm melted butter over the sugar and cream cheese mixture. Whisk together until everything is well combined and smooth.
Add the room-temperature egg and whole milk to the wet ingredients. Whisk until the mixture is smooth and uniform.
In the same bowl, add the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and banana cream pudding mix. Mix with a rubber spatula until the dry ingredients are folded in. Once the dough becomes difficult to stir, you may switch to using your hands to finish combining all ingredients into a cohesive cookie dough.
Gently fold the chopped vanilla wafer cookies into the dough, distributing them evenly throughout.
Place powdered sugar in a shallow bowl. Form 1-inch balls from the dough and roll each ball in the powdered sugar until fully coated.
Arrange the sugar-coated cookie balls on the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart to allow room for spreading.
Bake for 11 to 12 minutes, until the cookies are set on the edges but still soft in the center. The powdered sugar coating should create a light crackled appearance.
Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
