Grandma's Banana Cookies
Description
This grandma's banana cookies topped with a sweet frosting are perfect for any occasion and were voted an all-time favorite cookie by her family!
Ingredients
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4 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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1 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup sour cream
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 cup mashed ripe banana
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 cup margarine
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1 cup white sugar
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2 large eggs
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1 cup chopped walnuts
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1/2 cup unsalted butter
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1 cup brown sugar
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1/4 cup milk, or more as needed
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2 1/2 cups powdered sugar, or to taste
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet.
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Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Stir baking soda into sour cream in a separate large bowl; add mashed banana and vanilla.
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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.
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Drop small spoonfuls of batter onto the prepared cookie sheet; cookies do not expand much in the oven.
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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.
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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.
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Stir in 1/4 cup milk and bring to a boil again. Remove from heat and let cool, 10 to 15 minutes.
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Gradually stir in powdered sugar until frosting is desired consistency. If frosting hardens while working, stir in a little bit of milk.
9
Spread frosting on cooled cookies.