Banana Spice Cookies with Lemon Frosting
Soft and fluffy banana cookies with a hint of cinnamon and nutmeg, topped off with a creamy lemon frosting. A great way to use up over-ripe bananas!
Servings: 3 dozen
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 medium bananas mashed (about 1 cup)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon lemon zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- With an electric mixer, cream together butter, sugar, eggs, banana, and vanilla.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, soda, salt cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir into the wet ingredients until well-combined.
- Cover dough and refrigerator for at least one hour. Drop tablespoons of chilled dough onto onto lightly greased baking sheets. Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until golden. Cool completely.
- Meanwhile, beat together ingredients for frosting with an electric mixer. Gradually add the lemon juice until frosting reaches desired consistency.
Notes
Time does not include chilling.