Filled with the flavors of banana, chocolate and cherries, these Banana Split Cake Mix Cookies start with a cake mix for easy, fun cookies.
Want more desserts that start with a cake mix? Try this Dump Cake or these Cake Mix Brownies.
I wasn’t going to post a dessert today, because I have a whole week of red velvet desserts coming to you next week. But then I realized that I haven’t even posted a dessert at all for 2 weeks now, and really, I don’t think I’ve ever gone that long without posting a dessert!!
So I am here with cookies. And not just any cookies. Banana Split Cake Mix Cookies.
Now, I’ll admit that I do love a good cake mix cookie every once in awhile. And it’s pretty obvious that all of you do because the cake mix cookies I posted in 2007 are still the #2 recipe here.
Today’s recipe has a few more ingredients mixed in, but you get an incredibly flavorful cookie with very little effort. You don’t even need a mixer – these come together by hand in a matter of minutes!! They are super soft and full of banana, chocolate and cherry flavors. And don’t forget the sprinkles!!
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Banana Split Cake Mix Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 (15.25 oz) box funfetti cake mix
- 1 (3.4 oz) box instant banana pudding
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup maraschino cherries roughly chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- In a bowl, mix together the cake mix, pudding mix, oil and eggs. Stir in the chocolate chips. Gently fold in the cherries.
- Form the dough into balls just larger than a walnut and place at least 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes, or until set.
Pat Borden says
Do you think crushed pineapple would work in the banana split cookies.?
Deborah says
Hi Pat – I think that crushed pineapple might be too wet for the cookies. But if you try it, please let me know how it turns out!
Lucy Lou says
Can you replace the banana pudding with a real banana, and would it turn out okay?
Deborah says
You are only using the pudding mix (not the prepared pudding) so you wouldn’t be able to just swap one for the other.
Henrietta says
I love this recipe so easy and good. When wanting something fast.
Leigh says
Everyone loved them, and I’m making the third batch now. I used melted butter instead of oil. Thank you.
Rachel says
Those cookies are so good, I have been making them for many years and are a huge hit!! The cake mix makes then fluffy!! Definitely give them a try:)
dc says
Hello Ms. Deborah, you mentioned that these are soft cookies? What would you do to get them a bit firmer?
Thank you.