Melt-in-your-mouth banana shortbread with a thick slathering of salted caramel. These tasty cookies will be your new favorite!
So I am probably the most disorganized person on the planet. But if you've been reading this blog for a while, you probably already knew that about me. Long story short, I've got gifts for you. That's all that matters, right? Well, I'm giving away a bunch of different prizes every day and you will get a chance to win one, two, or even all of them, if you are just lucky like that! (I am so not that person).
Today, I partnered with my friends at Fat Toad Farm to give away a set of their goat's milk caramel sauce! Besides having an awesome name, Fat Toad Farm makes this incredible artisan caramel in awesome flavors like cold brew, Irish whiskey, and spicy dark chocolate. I've tried them all, and they are all incredible. I don't think I can pick a favorite, but I used two to make these salted caramel banana shortbread cookies you see here.
I've wanted to make banana shortbread with caramel for the longest time now. I subscribe to this snack box called >graze and they have a banana cookie that you dip in caramel sauce, and it is literally my favorite thing ever. So I knew I needed to make up my own version. While theirs is dry and crisp with lots of oatiness (let's pretend that's a word), mine is buttery, and definitely softer than your normal shortbread cookie. I like that about these cookies. It almost melts in your mouth when you take a bite.
The caramel works so well with the banana, but that is obvious. Banana and caramel are a dream team together when done right. I alternated between using the vanilla bean and the cinnamon caramel. Both work really well, it just depends on if you want that added dimension that the cinnamon brings to the banana shortbread.
To finish the cookies, I added my favorite >vanilla bean fleur de sel because, who doesn't love a bit of salt with their caramel, right? These cookies are perfect for eating with a friend. Or you can give it to them as a wonderful gift. Only, instead of giving them pre-carameled, give them a small jar of caramel and instruct them to dip the cookies for a magical experience.
Since the caramel doesn't harden, I don't recommend storing them with the caramel as the cookies would stick to one another and get very, very soft. Instead, store them as-is and add caramel as you eat them, or in small batches.
And now, the giveaway! One winner will win a box of Fat Toad Farm caramel in various flavors! Comment below with your favorite holiday cookie for one entry. Follow >me on instagram and comment below with your instagram handle below for another entry. For a third entry, follow >Fat Toad Farm on instagram and comment below that you did.
Giveaway is open to US residents only. Ends 12/23.
Salted Caramel Banana Shortbread (and a GIVEAWAY!!)
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/3 cup mashed ripe banana (about one small)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Fat Toad Farm caramel
- fleur de sel or Maldon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the banana and vanilla and beat until light in color - about a minute longer.
- in a small bowl, mix together both types of flour, salt, and cinnamon together.
- Add the flour mixture into the butter mixture and beat well.
- Form into a large log using plastic wrap and freeze for about an hour.
- Cut slices of the cookies just over 1/4 inch thick and place cut side down on the baking sheets.
- Bake for about 11 minutes on one side, flip, and bake for 1 - 2 minutes longer on the other side.
- Leave to cool on a wire rack.
- Top with a dollop of caramel and spread. Top with salt.
A huge thanks to Fat Toad Farm for providing me and a reader for providing caramel for the giveaway!
kelli says
i love gingersnaps and just regular sugar cookies that we let all the kids decorate.
kelli says
i followed you under kailove07 on instagram. can't wait to try this recipe!
kelli says
i also followed fat toad farm on instagram under kailove07. looks so good!
Caitlin says
Shortbread with chocolate and almonds
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Jennie H says
Shortbread and sugar cookies are my year-round faves!
Jennie H says
I follow you on Instagram @jenlhawes
Jennie H says
I now follow Fat Toad Farms, too @jenlhawes.
Helen Witalis says
@witless321 These look heavenly!
Misha Uhl says
Sugar cookies with butter frosting!
Katy says
King Arthur Flour has a recipe for nutmeg bites that are my favorite. Not only are they super tasty, but they're pretty easy to make, too!
Katy says
also, I follow you under ig @ctmainiac22 and just started following fat toad farms.
Hannah says
These look amazing! Will have to add for my holiday baking list. Followed and my account is @hannahschoop 🙂
ronnie ackenback says
I am following fat toad on instagram.
I'm @sweet_simplebaking
manda says
I like gingersnaps.
grace says
molasses cookies are my favorite!
Trish says
My favorite holidays cookies are chocolate peppermint. With candy cane pieces. THE BEST! Man, this caramel looks so tasty!
Trish says
I can't believe I wasn't following you already! Instagram handle is @rhubarbariansblog
Trish says
Just followed Fat Toad Farm. YUM! @rhubarbariansblog
Angie W says
Triple ginger cookies!
Angie W says
I follow you on IG (@ngiewerner)
Lisa Roberts says
My favorite Christmas cookies are gingerbread. I have followed you and fat toad farm on Instagram. @lisa_marie_0804
Daniela says
My favorite holiday cookie recipe is a mint dark chocolate cookie that is coming to my blog soon 😀
Daniela says
I followed you on instagram (@thespicedkitchen)
Daniela says
I followed Fat Toad Farm on IG (@thespicedkitchen)
Robyn says
I love my mom's grasshopper cookies!
Liz S. says
My favorite holiday cookie is Iced Gingerbread Men Cookies.
Liz S. says
I follow you on Instagram.
Liz S. says
I follow Fat Toad Farm on Instagram.
Stephanie says
My favorite cookie is anything with jam, although, caramel falls quickly after and is never refused! The cookies you created sound SO GOOD. We LOVE goat milk in our house. (I do not have insta, but I clicked over and ooohed and aahhed over your pics. I would like to live there.)
Robin says
this recipe looks delish. Could regular flour be used instead of the almond flour?
Pam Purmort says
Pumpkin chocolate chip are my favorite holiday cookies! Yum!
Debra Galloway says
My all time favorite Chrismas cookie is my Grandma's Date Nut Pinwheel. Christmas isn't right without them!!
Darryl Strohl-De Herrera says
My favorite holiday cookie is the chocolate ginger snap. SNAP!!!
Michelle Masters says
Sugar Cookies yum. Done all 3
Marisa M says
My favorite cookie would have to be my grandma's chocolate chip pudding cookies.
Marisa M says
IG handle marisa_moore
Followed Fat Toad Farms!
Drew says
can’t wait to try this recipe!
Denise says
My favorite Christmas cookies are gingerbread men. But your cookies have me positively drooling!
Denise says
I follow you on instagram.
Denise says
I also follow Fat Toad Farms (afbandmom).
Kim Henrichs says
I LOVE a good chocolate crinkle cookie!
Jennifer Essad says
Caramel and shortbread go so well together - I follow you on instagram https://www.instagram.com/4jessad/
Jennifer Essad says
I follow Fat Toad Farm on instagram https://www.instagram.com/4jessad/
Jennifer Essad says
My favorite holiday cookie is a nutmeg log that my mom makes, it's dusted with a little nutmeg atop the frosting
Auntiepatch says
Chocolate Chip Pecan Oatmeal Cookies
Liz @ Books n' Cooks says
My favorite holiday cookie is an Italian 7 layer cookie. Takes a long time to make but they're soooo good.
Liz @ Books n' Cooks says
Instagram: booksncooks
Heather says
My favorite cookie would have to be turtle cookies.
Heather says
I follow you on instagram - barefootqueen579
Heather says
I also follow FatToad Farm on instagram - barefootqueen579
Linda Bundrick says
chocolate chip shortbread dipped in dark chocolate
Linda Bundrick says
Followed both you and Fat Toad Farm on Instagram @lindasbaking also following both of you on twitter: @nutmeg237 !
David says
Oatmeal scotchies are my favorite cookie. They are a dark horse variety of cookie because it isn't really one you think of, but once you eat one you can't stop.
David says
I follow you on Instagram as 1froglegs
David says
I follow Fat Toad farm on Instagram as 1froglegs
Annette says
My favorite holiday cookie is a Snickerdoodle.
Annette says
I follow you on Instagram (@agratefulattitude)
Annette says
I followed @fattoadfarm on Instagram (@agratefulattitude)
Miranda says
I love shortbread! This sounds like such a tasty treat!
Cathy says
Sugar cookies are my favorite!
Annamarie V says
I have made this cookie for years and it my favorite, you make a roll out sugar cookie and cut our circles place and Andies mint in between two and bake, they are so good.
Annamarie V says
following you on Instagram avosslm
Annamarie V says
Following Fat toad farm on Instagram avosslm
jberry says
My mom makes a duo of snickerdoodles & gingerbread, pure genius.
Sandy H says
My favorite cookie is the Butter Cookie. Will need to try it with some Fat Toad Farm Caramel.
Sandy H says
following you on Instagram as sandyheadtke
Sandy H says
Following Fat Toad Farm on Instagram as sandyheadtke
Veronica E says
Sugar cookies are my favorite holiday treat!
Veronica E says
Following you on instagram - verorenee
barbg says
These sound so good. I don't usually put banana in my cookies but I could try it. My favorite cookie is the pecan sandies which we shape in a ball & cover with powdered sugar so we can call them Snowballs! I could eat a whole tray of those!
barbg says
I am following you on Instagram as @BG19561818 and I do really love a good thicky creamy sweet caramel sauce. I have tried to make it myself but it never has came out right yet.
barbg says
I am following Fat Toad Farms on Instagram now. @BG19561818.
Amy L says
My favorite cookie is gingerbread with cream cheese frosting
Amy L says
I follow you on Instagram https://instagram.com/aleach61/