INGREDIENTS
- 1½ cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¾ cup shortening (or butter)
- 2 bananas, mashed
- 1 egg
- 1¾ cups quick oats
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 3 Tablespoons milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 box (16 oz.) powdered sugar
INSTRUCTIONS
COOKIES
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
- Sift dry ingredients together
- Once dry ingredients are sifted, cut in shortening (or butter).
- After shortening (or butter) is completely cut in, add bananas, egg, and oats and blend together well.
- Spoon drops onto cookie sheet and bake at 400 F for 8-10 minutes
FROSTING
- Cream butter. Add remaining ingredients and beat until smooth. You can add more milk or powdered sugar to get it to the consistency you want it.
NOTES
Note: this is a lot softer than normal cookie dough and will not form balls, hence spoon "drops"
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