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Banana he-man cookies

Alyssa Rivers
This is another great recipe to use up those over-ripe bananas and these are guaranteed to be a hit!
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 20 mins
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 24 Cookies
Calories 307 kcal

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
 

  • 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:

  • 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

Calories: 307kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 4gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 145mgPotassium: 106mgFiber: 1gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 216IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 21mgIron: 1mg