Name: Banana Cake Cookies
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 18
Ingredients: Shortening - ½ cup; Packed brown sugar - 1 cup; Eggs - 2; Mashed bananas - 1 cup; All-purpose flour - 2 cups; Baking powder - 2 teaspoons; Baking soda - ½ teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Ground cloves - ½ teaspoon; Chopped pecans - ½ cup; Sifted confectioners' sugar - 3 cups; Butter, melted - 1 tablespoon; Vanilla extract - ¾ teaspoon; Milk - 3 tablespoons

Ingredients for - Banana Cake Cookies

1. Shortening ½ cup

2. Packed brown sugar 1 cup

3. Eggs 2

4. Mashed bananas 1 cup

5. All-purpose flour 2 cups

6. Baking powder 2 teaspoons

7. Baking soda ½ teaspoon

8. Salt ½ teaspoon

9. Ground cloves ½ teaspoon

10. Chopped pecans ½ cup

11. Sifted confectioners' sugar 3 cups

12. Butter, melted 1 tablespoon

13. Vanilla extract ¾ teaspoon

14. Milk 3 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Banana Cake Cookies

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Cream shortening; add brown sugar, beating well. Add eggs and banana; beat well.

3 . Stage

Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices. Add to creamed mixture; mix well. Stir in pecans.

4 . Stage

Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart onto greased cookies sheets. Bake for 12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. Dip half of cooled cookies into Powdered Sugar Icing.

5 . Stage

To Make Icing: Combine 3 cups confectioner's sugar, 1 tablespoon melted butter or margarine, and 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract. Add milk to yield desired consistency (you may need to add a little extra), beating until smooth.