Looking for a new and easy cookie recipe? Have you tried cake mix cookies yet? These Banana Caramel Cookies will satisfy the cookie monster in you.
Cookies are the one thing that we are never short on around here. They are the perfect after school snack or after dinner treat. I bake quite a few and then freeze bags of them for lunches, or for my hubby to take to his meetings. They all love to see him coming with a tray of goodies. I'm glad they are willing to be my guinea pigs for all the recipes I make up.
Cake mixes are one of my favorite go to's for a fast cookie. All you need is a cake mix, some butter, and usually an egg. But today we are substituting the egg for some BANANA. For some reason my kids are not eating the bananas on the counter, so I have resorted to making lots of Banana Bread muffins and cookies to use up those brown bananas.
These Banana Caramel Cookies are just a spin off the Banana Reeses cookies that I made last year. They are one of my all time favorite cookies. They are soft and puffy and just perfectly full of Reese's. It was so fun to see one of the ladies from our church make them for our Christmas cookie exchange!
One thing I will suggest with these caramel filled cookies is to use a Silpat or parchment paper on your baking sheet. The caramel will melt under the cookies and stick to the pan if you don't get them off quick enough. I absolutely love using my Silpat because I don't worry about things sticking any more. Another quick warning is to put them on parchment paper to cool as well. I made the mistake of putting my first batch of cookies on a wire rack. Yeah...they stuck to the wire just a little bit when I went to move them over for the next batch.
Hey, wait a minute? Who has been sneaking bites of my cookies? I better find a better hiding spot in the freezer. Wink, wink!!!
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Recipe
Banana Caramel Cookies
Caramel cake mix cookies made with bananas for a great after school snack.
Ingredients
- 1 caramel cake mix
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ½ cup smashed banana (about 2 bananas)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¾ cup white chocolate chips
- ½ cup caramel baking bits
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Beat butter, bananas, and vanilla. Add the cake mix and mix thoroughly. The batter will be very thick.
- Stir in the white chips and caramel bits by hand.
- Chill dough 30-60 minutes. This will help it from sticking to your hands.
- Roll dough into 1 inch or 1 ½ inch balls. Place on baking sheet that has been lined with a Silpat or parchment paper so the caramel doesn't stick.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes. Do not over bake. The cookies will look undone, but they will set up as they cool.
- Let cool on tray for a few minutes before removing to parchment paper to cool completely.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 30 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 78Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 54mgCarbohydrates: 8gFiber: 0gSugar: 7gProtein: 1g
Here are a few other ways we like to get rid of brown bananas:
Tanya
I sort of made these tonight. I couldn't find caramel cake mix so I subbed french vanilla and I forgot the caramel bits. They were amazing! So flavorful!
Becca @ Crumbs and Chaos
Keep these banana ideas comin'!! We can't stop making the Banana Bread muffins you posted a few weeks ago - we're trying these next!! YUM!
carrian
UMMMMMM. I've never heard of that cake mix and I believe that means that I've been missing out big time. I love these cookies too!
Deborah
I've been in the kitchen all morning, but now I want to get back in and make some cookies!! 🙂
Larissa@Just Another Day in Paradise
Man, you bake the yummiest stuff. It is a good thing we are not neighbors, I would pretty much always show up to taste your newest treat. Thanks for sharing. Pinning!
Elaine @ Cooking to Perfection
This combination sounds amazing. I made Banana White Chocolate Chip Cookies not too long ago and they were yummy. But adding caramel sounds incredible! And I love that you used cake mix...I'm all for making quick and easy cookies. 🙂
Jess @ On Sugar Mountain
Oooo I love this cake mix cookie!! Banana and caramel go wonderfully together, and I love how it's an eggless recipe too. 😀 Quick question though Jocelyn: do you think this idea would work with GF cake mix?? My nana has celiac and I bet she'd LOVE THESE if I could make them with a GF mix!
Aimee @ ShugarySweets
You seriously make the best banana desserts!! And with caramel cake mix? Oh my, these must taste amazing!!!!
Tieghan
These cookes sound so good! Bananas and caramel are awesome together!
Tanya Schroeder
Banana and caramel are perfect flavors-even better in a cookie! Love that you used a cake mix, so much easier! Next time I need to use up bananas, I'm coming here for inspiration!
Cindy Harris
This is a great improvement on the lowly banana. They look delicious.
Gloria @ Simply Gloria
I love using cake mixes for cookies! And these cookies look way fast and easy. Perfect, because I've been looking at the black bananas on the counter for two days now...but haven't the time for banana bread. But now I can hurry and whip these up in the morning! Your cookies are now on my list for tmrw. Thank you for sharing!
Kelley Jose
Oh my goodness! How did you know that I have 3 ripe bananas on my counter ? I was just looking through my stash of "banana" recipes last night and was wondering what to make. This recipe is perfect! Can't wait to try it..have a fund raiser this weekend and I think these cookies will be a great addition to the "treat table". Thanks for another super recipe 🙂
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
I don't think I've ever made banana cookies. That needs to be remedied - STAT! Love these, of course. I love all your cookies!
Nicole @ Young, Broke and Hungry
Cake mix in cookie's always make them so flavorful and adding the mashed banana adds a bit of healthiness.
Julie
Another fabulous recipe! I made some chocolate chip cookies a couple weeks ago and put caramel in them. I was out of paper so I just sprayed my pans with cooking spray. The cookies stuck to the pans and looked horrible after I was able to get them off of the pans. They looked awful but they sure did taste good. The next time I have an over ripe banana sitting around, I will have to remember this recipe. It would be a nice change to the usual banana bread or muffins that I usually make with over ripe bananas. Thanks for sharing!
Ashley @ Kitchen Meets Girl
I've got to get that caramel cake mix - these flavors are right up my alley! I always have bananas on the counter and I know my kiddo would love eating these as an after school snack. I wouldn't mind, either. 🙂
Susan
Do you think you could make these as bar cookies?
Brenda
Great combo of flavors ... I always love an easy cookie recipe 😉
Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats
Oh these look fabulous. I hope my SMALL local grocery store has that cake mix 🙂