Frosted Banana Oaties Cookies Recipe
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup sugar
1 cup mashed very ripe bananas (2 medium)
3/4 cup butter or margarine -- softened
1 egg
2 1/2 cups quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
Vanilla Frosting -- (recipe follows)
VANILLA FROSTING
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup butter or margarine -- softened
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 tablespoons milk (2 to 3 tablespoons)
Heat oven to 350º. Grease cookie sheet. Beat sugar, bananas, butter and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients except Vanilla Frosting.
Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown and almost no indentation remains when touched in center. Cool 1 to 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Frost with Vanilla Frosting.
VANILLA FROSTING:
Mix all ingredients until smooth and spreadable.
Frosted Cinnamon-Mocha Cookies
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine -- softened
2 teaspoons instant coffee (dry)
1 egg
3 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate -- melted and cooled
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Mocha Frosting -- (recipe follows)
MOCHA FROSTING
1 teaspoon instant coffee (dry)
3 tablespoons hot water
2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons water (2 to 3 teaspoons)
Heat oven to 350º. Beat sugar, butter, coffee and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in chocolate. Stir in remaining ingredients except Mocha Frosting.
Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched in center. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Frost with Mocha Frosting.
MOCHA FROSTING:
Dissolve coffee in 3 tablespoons hot water; set aside. Melt chocolate and butter in 2-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently; remove from heat. Stir in powdered sugar, coffee mixture and 2 to 3 teaspoons water until smooth and spreadable.
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