Banana bread cookies with brown butter frosting

Banana bread cookies with brown butter frosting

Course: Dessert
Keyword: Banana Bread, cookie, Frosting

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (browned)
  • 2 medium ripe bananas (mashed)
  • 2/3 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 3 tbsp sour cream
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • Icing:
  • 1/2 cup Salted butter (browned
  • 3 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 3 tbsp milk
  • Start by adding butter to a saucepan. Cook on medium to high heat until it’s bubbly and brown
  • specks form in the bottom of the pan. Take it off the heat.
  • Next in a bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk together and set
  • aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl add browned butter and light brown sugar and mix. Add in mashed
  • bananas, egg, and sour cream. Mix until well combined. Next fold in dry ingredients and mix
  • well. Cover dough and place in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
  • After dough is chilled use a one inch cookie scooper and scoop onto a parchment lined pan.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 9-12 minutes. Let cool.
  • Icing:
  • Start by browning butter by adding butter to a saucepan and cooking on medium to high heat
  • until it’s bubbly and brown specks form on the bottom of the pan. Place browned butter in the
  • refrigerator until it’s not liquid anymore and softly set. Next add brown butter to a mixing bowl
  • and add in powdered sugar. Mix well. Then add vanilla extract and mix. Add in milk and mix.
  • Top cooled cookies with icing and serve! This made 22 cookies!