GO BANANAS WHOOPIE PIES

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I love anything with peanut butter, so when I saw this recipe for soft banana cookies with a yummy peanut butter filling, I had to make them. Use a cookie scoop to keep them nicely rounded and all the same size. -Jessie Sarrazin, Livingston, Montana

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 50m

Yield 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup mashed ripe banana
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
FILLING:
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 cup creamy peanut butter
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Additional confectioners' sugar

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. In a small bowl, combine banana and buttermilk. In another bowl, whisk flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with banana mixture., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until set, 8-10 minutes. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For filling, beat cream cheese, peanut butter and butter until fluffy. Beat in confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Spread about 1 tablespoon filling on the bottoms of half the cookies; cover with remaining cookies. Dust with additional confectioners' sugar. Refrigerate.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 244 calories, Fat 14g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 31mg cholesterol, Sodium 216mg sodium, Carbohydrate 26g carbohydrate (16g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.