A delicious banana pudding inspired by Magnolia Bakery, made with layers of creamy pudding, banana slices, and butter cookies. This dessert requires preparation of both the pudding and homemade cookies for a delightful treat.
1: In a bowl, combine condensed milk and cold water, whisking together.
2: Gradually add the pudding mix and continue whisking until smooth.
3: Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3 hours.
4: After the pudding mixture has cooled, whip the heavy cream until it holds stiff peaks.
5: Gently fold the whipped cream into the pudding mixture until smooth.
6: For the butter cookies, mix flour and powdered sugar in a bowl.
7: Add room temperature butter, milk, and egg yolk, and knead until smooth.
8: Shape the dough into balls and place them on a lined baking sheet.
9: Bake in a preheated oven at 175°C for about 15 minutes or until the cookies are golden.
10: To assemble, layer the cookies and banana slices in a round or rectangular dish, adding half of the cream mixture.
11: Repeat the layers with remaining cookies, bananas, and cream.
12: Decorate with additional bananas and crumbled cookies on top.
13: Cover and keep refrigerated until serving.
