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Banana Oatmeal Cookies with Banana Frosting

Yields:60 cookies
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Recipe Cooking TimePreparation15 minutes
Cooking15 minutes
Ready In45 minutes

Ingredients

3/4 cup vegetable shortening butter flavoured
1 cup brown sugar firmly packed
1 each egg
1 cup bananas mashed, ripe
1 3/4 cups quick oats, uncooked not instant or old fashioned
1 1/2 cups flour, all-purpose
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup walnuts coarsely chopped
--- Frosting
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening butter flavoured
1/4 cup bananas mashed
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 cups powdered sugar
1 x walnuts finely chopped, optional

Directions

Heat oven to 350 F.

Grease baking sheet with Butter Flavor Crisco.

Set aside.

Cream 3/4 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.

Combine oats, flour, salt cinnamon, baking soda and nutmeg.

Stir into creamed mixture.

Mix in 1/2 cup nuts.

Drop 2 level measuring tablespoonfuls of dough into a mound to form each cookie.

Place 2 inches apart on baking sheet.

Bake at 350 for 15 to 17 minutes.

Cool 1 minute on baking sheet.

Remove to cooling rack.

Cool completely.

For frosting:

Cream 2 tablespoons Butter Flavor Crisco, 1/4 cup mashed bananas and lemon juice.

Add confectioners sugar.

Beat until smooth.

Frost cooled cookies.

Sprinkle with finely chopped walnuts, if desired.

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