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Banana Cookies

Karen Jones
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Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

Cookies:

  • ¾ cup shortening
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • 2 bananas mashed
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 cups flour

Icing:

  • 6 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 4 Tbsp butter
  • 4 Tbsp cream
  • 1 cup powdered sugar may need more
  • ½ tsp vanilla

Instructions
 

For the Cookies:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Cream shortening and sugar together. Add egg, vanilla and bananas.
  • Sift together flour, salt and soda. Add to shortening mixture.
  • Place by teaspoons on air-bake or parchment lined cookie sheet.
  • Bake for 12 minutes or until lightly browned on top.

For the Icing:

  • Place brown sugar, butter and cream or milk in small saucepan and bring to a boil.
  • Remoe from heat, and add enough powdered sugar to make runny but spreadable. Add vanilla.
  • Keep pan over warm water to keep icing soft while frosting cookies. If icing gets thick, add a little hot water.