Banana Cake Cookies

Name: Banana Cake Cookies
Total time: 15
Yield: 18
Ingredients: 0.5 cup shortening; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 2 eggs; 1 cup mashed bananas; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 0.5 teaspoon baking soda; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 0.5 teaspoon ground cloves; 0.5 cup chopped pecans; 3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar; 1 tablespoon butter, melted; 0.75 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 tablespoons milk

Recipe by ROBIN JOYE from allrecipes.com

Dessert 15 Mins.

Ingredients

18 servings

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0.5 cup shortening
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1 cup packed brown sugar
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2 eggs
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1 cup mashed bananas
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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0.5 teaspoon baking soda

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0.5 teaspoon salt
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0.5 teaspoon ground cloves
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0.5 cup chopped pecans
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3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
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1 tablespoon butter, melted
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0.75 teaspoon vanilla extract
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3 tablespoons milk

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
Cream shortening; add brown sugar, beating well. Add eggs and banana; beat well.
Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices. Add to creamed mixture; mix well. Stir in pecans.
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.
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.