Banana Oatmeal Cookies with Banana Frosting
Yield
60 cookiesPrep
15 minCook
15 minReady
45 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¾ | cup |
vegetable shortening
butter flavoured |
*
|
| 1 | cup |
brown sugar
firmly packed |
*
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
|
|
| 1 | cup |
bananas
mashed, ripe |
|
| 1 ¾ | cups |
oats, quick cooking
not instant or old fashioned |
*
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
cinnamon
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
nutmeg
|
|
| ½ | cup |
walnuts
coarsely chopped |
|
| Frosting | |||
| 2 | tablespoons |
vegetable shortening
butter flavoured |
|
| ¼ | cup |
bananas
mashed |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
lemon juice
|
|
| 2 | cups |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 1 | x |
walnuts
finely chopped, optional |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 177 | ml |
vegetable shortening
butter flavoured |
*
|
| 237 | ml |
brown sugar
firmly packed |
*
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
|
|
| 237 | ml |
bananas
mashed, ripe |
|
| 414 | ml |
oats, quick cooking
not instant or old fashioned |
*
|
| 355 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 5 | ml |
cinnamon
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
nutmeg
|
|
| 118 | ml |
walnuts
coarsely chopped |
|
| Frosting | |||
| 3E+1 | ml |
vegetable shortening
butter flavoured |
|
| 59 | ml |
bananas
mashed |
|
| 5 | ml |
lemon juice
|
|
| 473 | ml |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 1 | x |
walnuts
finely chopped, optional |
*
|
Directions
Heat oven to 350℉ (180℃).
Grease baking sheet with Butter Flavor Crisco.
Set aside.
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.
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.
Bake at 350℉ (180℃) 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, ¼ cup mashed bananas and lemon juice.
Add confectioners sugar.
Beat until smooth.
Frost cooled cookies.
Sprinkle with finely chopped walnuts, if desired.
