Banana Bread Pancake Mix Cookies

What do you get when you combine cookies, banana bread, and pancake mix? You get these deliciously super soft and fluffy Banana Bread Pancake Mix Cookies! No flour, baking soda, or baking powder required!

You guys have been loving my Chocolate Chip Pancake Mix Cookies lately, and I certainly see why! There have definitely been some shortages of all-purpose flour around here due to increased demand. The new normal is anywhere from zero to ten bags of flour left on the shelf when I’m at the grocery store.

It’s hardly surprising! Lots of us are at home, and baking is the best! But what happens when we run out of flour?! We make cookies with pancake mix, that’s what we do.

What’s in these Banana Bread Pancake Mix Cookies?

These cookies are super simple to make and only require a handful of basic ingredients, along with whatever pancake mix you want to work with.

Here are the ingredients in these cookies:

• pancake mix – For this recipe, I used Kodiak Cakes Power Cakes Flapjack & Waffle Mix. This is NOT sponsored – I get this at Costco and I have been buying it for years.
• bananas – Vital for banana bread! The riper the better.
• vanilla & coconut oil – Texture and flavor! The oil helps moisten the cookie and vanilla is a subtle background flavor you would notice more if it wasn’t there.
• cinnamon & nutmeg – These are the flavor backbones of banana bread in my opinion! 
• walnuts – These are totally optional. Some people don’t like nuts and I get that. But I decided that here, they would help bring the banana bread image alive, and it worked!

Why does pancake mix work in place of flour?

The cool thing about ‘just add water’ pancake mix is that the mix will have its own flour and its own leavening agent.

You can double check this by reviewing the ingredients list. It should have “leavener” or “leavening agents” listed, and baking soda should be one of them.

Which pancake mix can I use for cookies?

I believe any ‘just-add-water’ pancake mix will work for this recipe. The key is to make sure the mix has a leavener, usually with baking soda.

When I was testing the Chocolate Chip Pancake Mix Cookies, I tried out at least 3 different kinds of pancake mix, and they all worked great.

For those original tests, I tried Kodiak Cakes (that’s what I always have on hand and what I used for this recipe), Krusteaz Buttermilk Pancake Mix, and Trader Joe’s Buttermilk Protein Pancake Mix. They all worked, but there were favorites. Check out that post to read more 🙂

Of course if you try any other kinds of pancake mix, I want to hear about it!! Let me know how your pancake mix cookies turn out in the comments at the bottom of the page.

How long do these Banana Bread Pancake Mix Cookies last?

On the counter in an airtight container, these cookies will last up to 5 days.

In the freezer in an airtight container, these cookies will last 3-6 months.