So I don’t know about y’all but I love baking cookies {or cake or brownies or cupcakes} on the weekend while catching up on my favorite tv shows, celebrity gossip, and magazines I didn’t get to crack open all week! One there’s nothing better than the smell of fresh baked cookies in the house. Two the weekends are meant for lounging and indulging a bit! Cookies have definitely become my go to dessert as you can see here, here, and here. They’re simple and the easiest form of dessert to bring into work {so I don’t eat every last one myself}. I decided to spice up the traditional cookie though and add a little something extra. Frosting to be exact 🙂 While I wasn’t sure how these banana cookies would go with frosting I gave it a shot. The combo did not disappoint! These cookies are amazing on their own {even better the day after} but slightly mind blowing when paired with frosting. You absolutely need to give this little twist on the traditional southern dessert a try!

Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 box banana cream instant pudding {3.4 oz}
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/4 cup crushed vanilla wafer cookies
1 cup white chocolate chips
1 jar of vanilla frosting

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Line baking sheet with aluminum foil {spray with cooking spray} or parchment paper.
With mixer beat butter and both sugars until it’s a creamy consistency.
Add in pudding mix, eggs, and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.
In separate bowl mix together flour and baking soda.
Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until well combined.
Stir in vanilla wafer cookies and white chocolate chips.
Place tablespoon size balls on baking sheet.
Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes.
Allow to cool 2-5 minutes on baking sheet then place on cooling rack.
Once cool place a oversized tablespoon scoop of frosting on one cookie and place another cookie on top. Lightly push them together.
{I placed the cookies in the refridgator for about 20 minutes to make the frosting just slightly hard}
Enjoy!