Banana Pudding Cookie Bars
 
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Soft and flavorful banana pudding cookie bars. A layer of vanilla wafer crust, topped with a layer of white chocolate, and finally the banana pudding cookie dough.
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Serves: 12
Ingredients
For the crust:
  • 3 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
  • ¾ cup butter, melted
For the cookies:
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup butter, room temperature
  • 1 (3.4 oz) package banana pudding mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup vanilla wafers, coarsely chopped
  • 2 cups white chocolate chips (divided)
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 pan.
  2. In a medium bowl, stir together the vanilla wafers crumbs and melted butter until well combined. Press the mixture into the bottom of the pan and bake for 7-9 minutes. After removing the pan from the oven sprinkle 1 cup of white chocolate chips over the crust. Set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  4. In a large bowl of an electric mixer, cream together sugars and butter until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the pudding mix, eggs, and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Add in the flour mixture. Stir until combined. Fold in the vanilla wafers and white chocolate chips (1 cup).
  5. Place the cookie dough on parchment paper and form into a 9x13” rectangle (give or take ½”).
  6. By this time the white chocolate chips on top of the vanilla wafer crust should be slightly melted. Use a spatula to spread the melted chocolate across the entire crust, similar to frosting a cake. Then top this with the cookie dough rectangle. Use your fingers to press the cookie dough in and adjust the shape as needed.
  7. Bake for 12-14 minutes. Let bars cool completely before cutting and eating.
Recipe by Just J.Faye at https://www.justjfaye.com/2014/06/13/banana-pudding-cookie-bars/