By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 4, 2026

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Shortbread Cookies with Nutella, Bananas and Almonds

Serves 24

23 cal · 45 min

Shortbread Cookies with Nutella, Bananas and Almonds

Recipe GLPR3a5056d3711408

4.3(1)
Dessert
45 min
23 cal
Servings: 24
SNAP eligible

Elegant shortbread cookies topped with a smooth spread of hazelnut chocolate Nutella, fresh banana slices, and crunchy roasted almonds. A simple assembly recipe that transforms store-bought cookies into an impressive treat.

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Ingredients

24 Shortbread cookies

½ cup Nutella or hazelnut chocolate spread

2 Bananas, fresh and sliced

¼ cup Roasted almonds, chopped

Directions

  1. Place a shortbread cookie flat on your work surface or hold it gently with your non-dominant hand, keeping it steady and level.

  2. Using a butter knife, scoop approximately 1 teaspoon of Nutella. Hold the knife at a slight angle above the cookie surface.

  3. Apply the Nutella to the cookie in a smooth, controlled motion, spreading it evenly across the surface. Rotate the cookie slightly as needed to ensure even coverage.

  4. Arrange 3-4 fresh banana slices on top of the Nutella layer, pressing gently to adhere.

  5. Sprinkle a pinch of chopped roasted almonds over the banana slices to finish.

  6. Repeat with remaining cookies, Nutella, bananas, and almonds until all 24 cookies are assembled. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.

Comments

Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff4.25

This is a quick assembly with no baking required—the real time is closer to fifteen minutes, not forty-five. Ingredients are all standard Charlotte grocery finds: Harris Teeter, Food Lion, Kroger, and Walmart stock shortbread, Nutella, bananas, and almonds year-round without a second stop. At roughly $0.50 to $0.75 per cookie (Nutella and almonds drive the cost), it's a treat-tier dessert rather than weeknight budget fare, but the yield is high and the dish needs no skill. Bananas soften quickly once assembled, so these are best eaten the day they're made, and they don't reheat—a fine nibble for an afternoon or lunch box, not a keeper.

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