Banana orange softies
30 cookies
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1⅔ | cup | Mashed ripe banana (about 3 large bananas) |
| ¾ | cup | Margarine or butter softened |
| ½ | cup | Orange juice |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| 2 | teaspoons | Vanilla |
| 1 | teaspoon | Grated orange peel |
| 2 | cups | Quaker Oats, uncooked (quick or old-fashioned) |
| 2 | cups | All-purpose flour |
| ¾ | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt (optional) |
| ½ | teaspoon | Nutmeg |
| ¾ | cup | Raisins |
| ¾ | cup | Powdered sugar |
| 5 | teaspoons | Orange juice |
| 1 | teaspoon | Grated orange peel |
Directions
ORANGE ICING
Heat oven to 350 F. Combine bananas, margarine and orange juice.
Blend in eggs, vanilla and orange peel. Add combined dry ingredients and raisins; mix well. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 20 to 22 minutes or until light golden brown.
Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to wire rack. Drizzle icing over cooled cookies. Store tightly covered.
ORANGE ICING: Combine ¾ cup powdered sugar, 4 to 5 teaspoons orange juice and 1 teaspoon grated orange peel. Mix until smooth.
NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS per serving: * calories 138 * carbohydrates 19 g * protein 2 g * fat 6 g * calcium 9 mg * sodium 70 mg * cholesterol 20 mg * dietary fiber 1 g
Source: "Hurry, Let's Eat!" Reprinted with permission from The Quaker Oats Company Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias