Banana Spice Cookies

Teresa Ambra

These fantastic cookies are filled with bananas and spices and then frosted with a luscious lemon buttercream frosting. Perfect for summer holidays, backyard barbecues or potlucks.

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 15

Total Time 55

Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 271 kcal

Ingredients

COOKIES:

1/2 cup Crisco shortening
2 large eggs
1 cup brown sugar packed
1 cup mashed bananas (about 2)
2 1/2 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. sea salt
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

LEMON BUTTER FROSTING:

1/3 cup unsalted butter softened
2 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tbsp. water
1/2 tsp. grated lemon peel
3 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

COOKIES:

Mix shortening, brown sugar, eggs, banana, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and cloves with an electric mixer until smooth.
Add flour and pecans and fold into mixture.
With a ¼ cup ice cream scoop, drop dough onto greased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.
Freeze dough about 5-10 minutes.
Heat oven to 375°.
Bake 15-20 minutes, or until done.
Cool completely.
Frost with Lemon Butter Icing.
Sprinkle iced cookies with additional lemon zest, if desired.

LEMON BUTTER FROSTING:

Cream butter in a mixing bowl.
Add half of the powdered sugar; stir in lemon juice, peel and water.
Add remaining powdered sugar.
Beat until smooth and of spreading consistency.
Ice cooled cookies with frosting.

Notes

NOTE: Rotate cookies on racks every six minutes while baking.

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Nutrition

Calories: 271kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 3gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 96mgPotassium: 99mgFiber: 1gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 150IUVitamin C: 2.5mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 0.4mg

Keyword bananas, cookie, dessert

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