Banana oatmeal cookies w/ banana frosting
60 cookies
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ¾ | cup | Butter Flavor Crisco |
| 1 | cup | Sugar, brown, firmly packed |
| 1 | Egg | |
| 1 | cup | Bananas, mashed, ripe 2 to 3 medium |
| 1¾ | cup | Oats, quick, NOT instant or old fashioned |
| 2 | tablespoons | Butter Flavor Crisco |
| ¼ | cup | Bananas, mashed |
| 1 | teaspoon | Lemon juice |
| 1½ | cup | Flour, all purpose |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| ½ | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Nutmeg |
| ½ | cup | Walnuts, coarsely chopped |
| 2 | cups | Sugar, confectioners |
| Walnuts, finely chopped opt. | ||
Directions
FROSTING [ OPTIONAL
Preparation Time: 20 Minutes Bake Time: 15 to 17 Minutes 1. Heat oven to 350 F. Grease baking sheet with Butter Flavor Crisco.
Set aside.
2. Cream ¾ cup Butter Flavor Crisco and brown sugar in large bowl at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Beat in egg. Add 1 cup mashed bananas. Mix until creamy.
3. Combine oats, flour, salt cinnamon, baking soda and nutmeg. Stir into creamed mixture. Mix in ½ cup nuts. Drop 2 level measuring tablespoonfuls of dough into a mound to form each cookie. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheet.
4. Bake at 350 for 15 to 17 minutes. Cool 1 minute on baking sheet.
Remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.
5. For frosting, Cream 2 tablespoons Butter Flavor Crisco, ¼ cup mashed bananas and lemon juice. Add confectioners sugar. Beat until smooth. Frost cooled cookies. Sprinkle with finely chopped walnuts, if desired.
Makes 5 dozen 2 inch cookies.
Source: Butter Flavor Crisco Cookie Collection, page 37.
Shared by: David kNight