Best Frosted Banana Cookies Recipes

THE BEST BANANA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, prepare two cookie sheets with cooking spray, parchment paper or a silicone mat.
• In your mixer, or with a hand mixer, cream together the shortening (or butter and oil), the sugar and eggs.
• Add in the mashed bananas, buttermilk and vanilla. Mix well.
• Add the flour, baking soda and salt. Mix until well combined.
• Using a cookie scoop or a spoon, put about 2 tbsp of batter down, making sure to place the batter scoops 2 inches apart on a large cookie sheet. You should be able to fit 12 cookies on one cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10-11 minutes
• Frost while warm if you want them to be glazed or wait until they have cooled if you want them to look like the cookies in my pictures.
• TO MAKE THE FROSTING:
• Using your hand mixer, cream together the butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, salt and 2 tbsp of evaporated milk or heavy cream. Mix until fluffy adding up to two more tablespoons of the evaporated milk or cream if needed.
• Spread a thin layer of frosting on each cookie and ENJOY!

FROSTED BANANA BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in the eggs, bananas and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until blended., Transfer to a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack., For frosting, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. Frost bars.

BANANA OATMEAL COOKIES WITH BANANA FROSTING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Grease baking sheet; set aside.
• Cream 3/4 cup Crisco and brown sugar in large bowl at medium speed until well blended.
• Beat in egg.
• Add one cup mashed banana.
• Mix until creamy.
• Combine oats, flour, salt, cinnamon, baking soda and nutmeg.
• Stir into creamed mixture.
• Mix in one half cup nuts.
• Drop 2 level measuring tablespoonfuls of dough into a mound to form each cookie.
• Place 2 inches apart on baking sheet.
• Bake for 15-17 minutes.
• Cool one minute on baking sheet.
• Remove to cooling rack.
• Cool Completely.
• For Frosting: Cream 2 tablespoons Crisco, 1/4 cup mashed bananas and lemon juice.
• Add confectioners sugar.
• Beat until smooth.
• Frost cooled cookies.
• Sprinkle with chopped walnuts if desired.

BANANA OATMEAL COOKIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon.
• Cream together the shortening and sugar; beat until light and fluffy. Add egg, banana, oatmeal and nuts. Mix well.
• Add dry ingredients, mix well and drop by the teaspoon on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 15 minutes or until edges turn lightly brown. Cool on wire rack. Store in a closed container.

FROSTED BANANA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl cream butter and brown sugar, beat until creamy. Add bananas, egg, sour cream and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Reduce speed; add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, beat until well mixed.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls, 2" apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool completely.
• For the frosting, melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. Add brown sugar and half & half. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until mixture comes to a boil, about a minute or 2. Remove from heat; add powdered sugar, vanilla and cinnamon; beat until mixed. Cool slightly. Frost cookies. Let stand until frosting is set.

GRANDMA'S BANANA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet.
• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Stir mashed banana, sour cream, and vanilla together in another bowl.
• Cream margarine and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Beat in eggs. Mix in banana-sour cream mixture until incorporated. Add dry ingredients until well combined. Stir in nuts.
• Drop small spoonfuls of batter onto the prepared cookie sheet; cookies do not expand much in the oven.
• Bake in the preheated oven, checking occasionally, until bottoms are light golden brown and cookies are set but still a tad soft, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove cookies to a rack to cool.
• While the cookies are cooling, prepare frosting: Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir in brown sugar and reduce heat to low. Stir and bring to a boil. Boil, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Stir in 1/4 cup milk and bring to a boil again. Remove from heat and let cool, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Gradually stir in powdered sugar until frosting is desired consistency. If frosting hardens while working, stir in a little bit of milk.
• Spread frosting on cooled cookies.

FROSTED BANANA COOKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream sugar, butter, shortening, and vanilla until light and fluffy.
• Add bananas and then mix in the eggs.
• Blend in buttermilk. Add the dry ingredients until just combined. Do not over-beat. It will be a sticky batter. Drop by tablespoons onto a greased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 9-10 minutes, until slightly golden.
• Cool completely.
• Mix all ingredients together and spread over cooled cookies.