Blueberry Banana Cookies are like blueberry muffin tops in cookie form! Great flavor from the blueberries & bananas with a wonderful melt-in-your-mouth texture. Everyone goes crazy over these iced banana cookies!
This recipe for Blueberry Banana Cookies is a result of me modifying my recipe for Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies. I love this variation as did my family- these cookies literally disappeared! They’re soft with great flavor and the glaze on top is like icing on the cake… or cookie. For a fun variation, substitute the vanilla extract in the glaze with 2 tsp lemon juice instead. It’s subtle, but I love the lemon flavor in combination with the banana blueberry flavors.
Ingredients
- 1 cup ripe banana smashed (2-3 bananas)
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cups fresh or frozen blueberries*
Vanilla Glaze
- 1 TBSP melted butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1-2 TBSP milk
Instructions
Preheat oven to 365 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Whisk ingredients for glaze together and set aside.
Cream together banana, sugar, vegetable oil, egg and vanilla extract using an electric mixer. In a small bowl whisk together dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until smooth. Fold in blueberries.
Use a 1.5 TBSP cookie scoop to drop dough onto baking sheet.
Bake at 365 degrees for 11-13 minutes.
Let cool for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack. Brush with glaze. If glaze has hardened up, microwave for 20 seconds, then whisk again.
Recipe Notes
*You can use either fresh or frozen blueberries for this recipe. If you’re using frozen berries, there’s no need to defrost them. Simply rinse quickly with cool water and set in a mesh strainer until you’re ready to stir them into the dough.
