Guest Recipe: Banana Cookies

Had to share this delicious treat with you. These were made at my Annual Cookie Bake last weekend. The recipe is courtesy of my friend, Shelly and they are yummy! They are super moist and a great alternative to the classic Christmas cookies we normally see.

Enjoy!

Frosted Banana Cookies

Cookies:
3/4 cup margarine
3/4 sugar
1 egg
1/2 mashed banana
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
2 c sifted flower

Cream shortening. Add sugar and blend.
Add egg, vanilla and bananas.
Sift together flour, salt and soda.
Place by teaspoons on greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes. (These brown only the edges.)

Frosting:
6 T brown sugar
4 T margarine
4 T evaporated milk
1/2 tsp vanilla
Confectioners sugar

Place in pan and bring to boil the brown sugar, margarine and milk.
Remove from heat and add enough powdered sugar to make runny, but spreadable.
Add vanilla.
Keep pan over warm water to keep frosting soft.
If frosting gets thick, add a little hot water.
Frost cookies while they are warm.