Not so Crackly Banana Cake Batter Cookies

Is it possible to bake bitterness into cookies? I’m pretty sure it is: these are my proof. For break my dad and I were going to go to New York and go to a bunch of different bakeries- or at least I had this planned out in my head- until my parents made alternate plans for us and themselves. And these are the aftermath: I-Hate-Vegas-Cookies. My conclusion is that you can bake bitterness into cookies, and bitterness is something that will turn supposed-to-be-crackly-cookies into flat cookies.

Banana Cookies
1 package banana cake mix
2 eggs
1/3 canola oil

Combine all in a standard mixer.

Peanut butter insides
3/4 cup peanut butter
3/4 cup powdered sugar

Mix together with a standard mixer.

Now make a conga-line of your cookie dough, peanut butter filling, and a bowl of powdered sugar.

Take a ball of cookie dough and flatten it:

Put the peanut butter filling onto the cookie:

Fold the sides over and roll the cookie into a ball:

Then roll it in the powdered sugar:

Place it on the baking sheet:

Then press down lightly with a spoon or spatula (I’d say spatula– less dishes in the end!)

Put in the fridge until hardened, I did it for about 20 minutes then baked them.. Wa-La!

On my second-go-around I got a little more creative and used tape to separate the different cookies. I tried it with a plain peanut butter filling, a plain banana cake cookie rolled in powdered sugar, and the filling shown above (my favorite).

Of course I had to peal off the tape right before it went in the oven, but it was a great reminder of wich cookies where made with what.

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