Banana Bread Cookies Recipe (2024)

Published: Nov 28, 2023 by Jennifer · This post may contain affiliate links · 80 Comments

I love banana bread so, so much that I make these Banana Bread Cookies!

I love banana bread so much that I am always looking for an excuse to bake a loaf of banana bread, or incorporate the sweet flavors of banana bread into another sweet treat. This Banana Bread Cookies Recipe fits the bill and then some!

Banana Bread Cookies

This recipe has been one of my most successful over the years - so much so, that I am updating it and sharing it again with you all again this year!

I love making cookies of all kinds, cookies are actually my very favorite thing to bake! While I do enjoy eating cake and pie, my own cake decorating skills leave something - okay, a lot - to be desired, and my cakes always end up looking like they were dropped...and pies?

Well, as much as I love them, I've never been able to master the art of the perfect pie crust, so I usually end up scooping that delicious pie pilling out of the shell and eating it straight up.

Yum.

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Our Banana Bread Cookies are great for Cookie Exchanges!

I love baking cookies for cookie exchanges, writing out the recipe by hand on cute little recipe cards, packaging the cookies and shipping them out. It's so much fun!

I spend an entire morning getting everything ready and by the time the boxes are shipped...there aren't very many cookies left for me to munch on!

I need to start making two batches...

How to Make Our Banana Bread Cookies

Ingredients needed to make our recipe for these Banana Bread Cookies

3 large, very ripe bananas (I swear that the riper the banana, the sweeter the cookie will be!)
1 cup granulated sugar
1 stick unsalted butter
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup of semisweet chocolate chips

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Instructions for making our Banana Bread Cookies

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Beat together the butter and sugar until it is creamy, light and fluffy, and then add in your eggs, beating until combined, then your vanilla and bananas. Beat until it becomes a creamy, gooey consistency. On low speed, mix in the flour, then the baking soda, then the salt. Beat at low speed until its just combined.

Next, stir in the semisweet chocolate chips - do not use the mixer, you must stir them in by hand so that they don't get broken apart.

Drop by teaspoonfuls onto your lined cookie sheet, just about 2 inches apart, as they will spread! The batter will be very wet, so don't worry if you aren't able to form the dough into perfect balls. It sticks all over your hands!

Bake for 10-12 minutes, until the edges begin to turn a light golden brown. In my oven, I bake them for 12 minutes, and they come out really soft and moist. You might want to cook them 1-2 minutes longer for a more firm cookie.

NOTE: The batter for our delicious Banana Bread Cookies will look very wet and mushy when you plop it down on the baking sheet. It's okay, don't worry! It's supposed to look like that.

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Banana Bread Cookies Recipe

Jennifer

This Banana Bread Cookies Recipe is like a bite of chocolate chip banana bread in every bite! An easy cookies recipe!

5 from 23 votes

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 12 minutes mins

Total Time 17 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 4 doz

Ingredients

3 large ripe bananas
1 cup granulated sugar
1 stick unsalted butter
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then add your eggs, vanilla and bananas.
On low speed, mix in the flour, baking soda, and salt, until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto your lined cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart. Batter will be very wet - don't worry if you aren't able to form the dough into balls.
Bake for 12 minutes, until the edges begin to turn a light golden brown.

Keyword banana, Banana Bread, chocolate chip, cookies

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Reader Interactions

Comments

Julieane
December 15, 2014 at 12:29 am

Great recipes Jenn! I had bookmarked this recipe for my menu this holiday season. Thanks for the inspirations.
Tammy Litke (@threedifferent)
December 15, 2014 at 12:48 am

I'm totally thinking this is a cookie you could get away with eating for breakfast! I mean banana bread..glass of milk... yep, sounds like breakfast to me - and in a portable cookie?! PERFECTION!
Raijean
December 15, 2014 at 1:15 am

This looks so good, I'm looking for a few recipes. This is perfect!
Rachel
December 15, 2014 at 1:23 am
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Oh yummy! How can I take part of your cookie swap... but just get in on the cookie gifting. 😉
Nicole Dz
December 15, 2014 at 5:53 am

Oh yummy! Great recipe, banana bread cookies with chocolate chips, great with a big glass of milk.
Janet W.
December 15, 2014 at 6:31 am

These cookies have the most perfect consistency! Chewy with a crunchy outer edge. Delicious!
Holly E
December 15, 2014 at 6:46 am

These look so delicious!! I can't wait to make these.
Lizz
December 15, 2014 at 9:01 am

Wow I just made Banana Bread Saturday! I will make these cookies next!
TerriAnn @ Cookies & Clogs
December 15, 2014 at 10:21 am

Oh, these cookies sound amazing. I'm already a banana bread lover but if you add chocolate in I'm done!
Cynthia R
December 15, 2014 at 10:38 am

Oh I just love banana bread, i can't believe this is the first I'm hearing of a banana bread cookie!
Karen Glatt
December 15, 2014 at 1:25 pm

Oh yum! These cookies look so delicious! I need to make these with bananas. I have never made Chocolate chip cookies with bananas, but I bet they taste so good!
Donna
December 15, 2014 at 10:25 pm

I love banana nut bread but never thought about the flavors in a cookie before... I am so making these! Yum!
Crystal
December 18, 2014 at 11:53 am

Why is there no chocolate in my house? I'm drooling over these and wishing I could eat them through the screen! Off to the store I go to get the supplies!
Richard Hicks
December 20, 2014 at 9:46 pm

These cookies look delicious. Want to give them a try one evening!
Linda B
December 28, 2014 at 10:45 pm

This looks like a great recipe. I was thinking about making banana bread, but know I won'[t do it.
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Cristina@Simply Sophisticated
December 30, 2014 at 2:32 pm

I can not wait to try this recipe! Banana bread is one of my absolute favourites. Will be pinning to share!
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Nettie Moore
December 30, 2014 at 9:27 pm

Your wonderful banana bread cookies have been featured at our Simple Supper Linky Part at Moore or less Cooking Food Blog!! Nettie '
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Pinterest Addicted
December 31, 2014 at 12:08 am

These look tasty! I actually have every single ingredient in my kitchen currently, SCORE! Thank you for this post, I definitely pinned it.
Christine
December 31, 2014 at 1:06 pm

Jenn, delicious looking cookies! Yum! My husband is a banana bread lover, and seriously he just asked me to make some for him. I'm definitly going to surprise him with these goodies! Happy New Year!
Angela Halverson
January 04, 2015 at 12:37 pm

I made these yesterday, and they turned out surprisingly good! I was sure I did something wrong when the batter was really wet and just plopped it onto the baking sheets. But oh my gosh, they were so moist and airy! My kids have been devouring them, and I had a few as a midnight snack last night. 🙂 Great recipe! It's been added to my recipe book. Thank you!
Michelle
January 04, 2015 at 2:32 pm

I'm not big on banana bread, but I love cookies. Love this idea!
Jenn
January 04, 2015 at 3:33 pm

Oh I am so glad that you liked them! I know that the batter can be scary - but they do turn out really yummy and moist. 🙂 YAY! Thanks for letting me know that you liked them!
Jennifer
January 05, 2015 at 11:10 am

Made this yesterday! Yum. I knew from comments that the batter would me moist and right out of the oven everything looked yummy. but day two, the cookies seem to be a little sticky? did I do something wrong? They are still delicious though.
Anna @ Sunny Side Ups
January 05, 2015 at 12:52 pm

Mmmm...these look super delicious and addicting! 🙂 Banana + chocolate is the best flavor combo! I've gotta try out your recipe! Pinned!
Jenn
January 05, 2015 at 4:50 pm

Oh no! Because I made these for my cookie swap, we packaged up and sent out most of the cookies and only had a little leftover. I didn't find them to be sticky...I wonder what would cause that? I am sorry I don't know. Maybe it's the starch from the bananas?
Pam
January 09, 2015 at 9:16 pm

These look so good! I love the taste of banana and chocolate. Thank you so much for linking your recipe up to Dare to Share, you are a Dare to Share Feature of the Day.
inglish
January 21, 2015 at 9:34 pm

The texture is a little like a sponge. Is this correct or did I do something wrong? Thank you
Jan
February 12, 2015 at 5:53 pm

I made these and they were delicious. The family loved them. Someone else mentioned they were sticky and I had that problem. I couldn't stack them but had to layer with wax paper. What did I do wrong? Won't stop me from making them again. They were awesome!!
shelly peterson
March 10, 2015 at 4:35 pm

Oh do these look yummy! I love banana bread so I know I would love these plus they has chocolate chips! 🙂
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Lindsay
March 16, 2015 at 4:59 pm

I am excited to make these tonight! I have a brick of butter in the fridge that is 454 grams.. How many grams is a stick, 1/4 that?
Tara Mcknight
March 19, 2015 at 3:55 am

I was wondering about the butter when she says 1 stick how many grams is that
Jenn
March 19, 2015 at 8:35 am

1 stick or 1/2 cup butter is equal to 4 ounces, or 113 grams.
Jenn
March 19, 2015 at 8:35 am

I just googled it - 1 stick or 1/2 cup butter is equal to 4 ounces, or 113 grams.
Shelba Johnson
April 06, 2015 at 2:00 pm

did u crush the bananas orvput in whole
Jenn
April 06, 2015 at 6:30 pm

I mashed them!
Tamie
April 07, 2015 at 9:50 am

you do need to start making two batches, one for you and one for me
Treasure
April 09, 2015 at 10:49 pm

Made these tonigh and they were delish. They remind me of bear paws, without the processed flavour. I think next time I'll had some cinnamon though. I just love cinnamon in my banana bread.
Jenn
April 10, 2015 at 10:38 am

Oh I love hearing when someone tries my recipe! I am so glad that you liked them!!
Amanda
April 27, 2015 at 11:22 am

Would I be able to make a substitution for the white sugar? I have coconut sugar (similar to brown sugar) honey and maple syrup. Thanks!
Jenn
April 27, 2015 at 1:27 pm

I have experimented with using honey but I can never get the conversion right - try searching online for the conversion for each ingredient and see! 🙂 Good luck!
Patty
April 28, 2015 at 12:24 pm

If everyone is raving about these cookies, why did it get mediocre on the stars for rating it?
Patty
April 28, 2015 at 12:25 pm

If this is such a good recipe and getting rave comments, why are the number of stars so mediocre on the ratings?
Jenn
April 28, 2015 at 3:19 pm

I am guessing because only six people came back and gave it a rating?
Carla
October 20, 2015 at 10:04 pm

These look great. But my pet peeve in recipes is unrealistic prep times. So I'm going to find my ingredients, measure them, mix the ingredients in stages, and then put them on a cookie pan --- all in five minutes. Uh huh. If this is true, I would love to see a video where you accomplish all of that in 360 seconds. I'd make a bet that don't make 4 dozen cookies either ....
Jennifer
October 28, 2015 at 8:46 pm

Gonna try it
Lori
January 10, 2016 at 9:30 pm

These were awesome. Since I have grandsons here helping me, we topped them each with a Marischino cherry. Possibly our new favorite!! Yum!!
Tricia Smith
March 23, 2016 at 3:46 pm

These cookies are amazing. I have made them a lot, my family loves them. I have tried a few different things in them as well. Walnuts with the original ingredients,makes it awsome. I have also used butterschotch chips instead of chocolate. Will make these over and over again! Thank you for this awsome idea
Tricia Cale
March 25, 2016 at 8:26 pm

These banana bread cookies turned out awesome THANKS FOR SHARING
Joe Nichols
April 16, 2016 at 1:32 pm

These are absolutely delicious, best way to use ripened bananas in my eyes, thanks for this!
Gina Gresch
April 18, 2016 at 10:36 am

What is the nutritional value of the cookies? Just looking for calories and fat. Thanks!
Liz
August 22, 2016 at 7:42 pm

Melted butter or softened butter?
About to make these!
Liz
August 22, 2016 at 9:03 pm

Great flavor, mine turned out spongy but soft and formed. Maybe that's the banana element? I used coconut sugar and my butter was mostly melted.
Brenda
September 10, 2016 at 3:02 pm

Can your banana bread cookies be frozen?
Sandeep
January 05, 2017 at 9:08 pm

I just made these cookies and they are delish. Husband and toddler approved.
Jenn
January 12, 2017 at 12:45 pm

YAY! I am so glad you like them!
L
February 01, 2017 at 5:16 pm

Worked really well!!
Megan
April 08, 2017 at 12:36 pm

These are delicious! How should I store them?
Sharon Desormeaux
July 01, 2017 at 9:01 pm

Just found this recipe and would love to try. Wondering if i can use frozen bananas.
Jenn
July 05, 2017 at 3:39 pm

I haven't tried it myself, but I think it would be okay if you let them defrost completely first.
Christa
July 30, 2017 at 4:58 pm

Just made them they are delicious. Very easy to make. Will make them again
Nik
November 06, 2017 at 9:03 am

Has anyone tried using brown sugar instead? ? excited to try making this for the first time!!!
Hope Gray
March 11, 2018 at 8:06 pm

Love! I just made these and they ARE the most delicious banana chocolate chip cookies EVER! My husband is eating all of them now. He says they are now his favorite. I used 1/2 cup white sugar and half cup brown sugar (instead of just one cup white sugar) and they are Amazing!
Jenn
March 12, 2018 at 11:54 am

I am so glad that you liked them!!!!!!
Nicole
May 01, 2018 at 4:36 pm

My fav banana cookie! Just made them for the 2nd time. Do you store them in an airtight cotainer or the fridge?
I weighed my bananas so I could get accurate nutrient information and I used 430g banana for anyone wanting a more exact measurement. I also used only 3/4 cup sugar and 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips and tasted just as good with less sugar. I also left out the salt because I used salted butter.
Nutrition info for anyone wondering:
I made 53 cookies
1 cookie is:
68 calories
2.8g fat
10g carb
5.6g sugar
1g protein
Deborah Rowe
December 28, 2018 at 10:44 am

Quick to mix up and made 48 cookies! Just be sure to give them room as they do spread put as they cook. I'd make this recipe again.
Roberta
January 13, 2019 at 7:19 pm

Simple...people with poor taste.
Kimberly Griffith
January 22, 2019 at 8:07 pm

These cookies turned great! I didn’t have the little chocolate chips, so I just chopped up the bigger ones. I also added some chopped walnuts and some cinnamon. They remind me more of a cake cookie than a banana bread. It’s small like a cookie, with the taste of banana bread. With a little bits of chocolate and a hint of cinnamon. Pure deliciousness!
Rita Gillett
October 03, 2019 at 9:14 pm

Just made these tonight and they are delicious! I used butterscotch chips and pecans rather than the walnuts and choc chips. I would do that again! Now I am wondering how to store them! I hope they don’t get soggy! They are perfect right now!?
Jenn
October 04, 2019 at 10:55 am

I am so glad that you like them! I had an issue storing them too - they tend to get "wet" after a day or two, and I haven't been able to figure out how to stop that. LOL
Alora
December 18, 2019 at 1:17 pm

Can you use gluten free flour?
Jenn
December 19, 2019 at 1:43 pm

Yes, but the consistency will likely be very different.
Elizabeth
May 13, 2020 at 9:30 am

Delicious. Was looking for something new to try that wasn't just an alteration of regular banana bread (snickerdoodle banana bread, chocolate banana bread, cinnamon roll banana bread, etc. My kids devoured the first batch right from the oven, including one that refuses to eat regular banana bread. Will definitely make this again.
Jenn
May 13, 2020 at 11:53 am

YAY! It is my favorite way to use up bananas!
Lise Ode
November 09, 2020 at 2:44 pm

Wow! These cookies look amazing. I can't wait to try this recipe. Thank you for sharing.
Janet
January 22, 2022 at 5:27 pm

These are delicious! How should I store them?
Jenn
January 24, 2022 at 8:11 am

They honestly do not store well - they become "sticky" after a few days. I would store then in the fridge, but not for long.
Meredith
February 24, 2022 at 2:32 pm

We all love these at my house! The only thing I do differently is add a little cinnamon. I make them over and over and over and over again.
Jan
December 12, 2022 at 11:03 pm

Can you use coconut oil instead of butter for this cookie recipe? Cookies look delicious and comments made by others is a must try
Jenn
December 13, 2022 at 7:43 am

YES! I switch out coconut oil for butter in tons of baking!
Kim Beaulieu
November 28, 2023 at 6:11 pm

This is such a fun recipe for cookie season!

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