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Banana he-man cookies

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Author Alyssa Rivers
Servings 24 Cookies
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This is another great recipe to use up those over-ripe bananas and these are guaranteed to be a hit!

Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American

Ingredients

Ingredients:


  • 1 cup shortening I used butter flavored shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup mashed bananas
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 cups Flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup nuts opt

Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • 4 ounces  unsalted butter softened
  • 4 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Cream the shortening, sugar, and eggs.  Stir in the banana.  Add the buttermilk and vanilla.  Measure the flour, baking soda, and salt.  Blend together and then add to the creamed mixture.  Add nuts if desired.  Drop by rounded tablespoon 2 inches apart on baking sheet.  Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.  Frost with cream cheese frosting

Directions Cream Cheese Frosting:

  1. In a large bowl, beat together the butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer. With the mixer on low speed, add the powdered sugar a cup at a time until smooth and creamy. Beat in the vanilla.
Nutrition Facts
Banana he-man cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 307 Calories from Fat 162
% Daily Value*
Fat 18g28%
Saturated Fat 6g30%
Cholesterol 30mg10%
Sodium 145mg6%
Potassium 106mg3%
Carbohydrates 35g12%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 20g22%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 216IU4%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 21mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.