Banana Jumbos Recipes

Steps:

• Mix together shortening, 1/2 cup butter, white sugar, eggs, bananas, vanilla, 1/2 cup evaporated milk and vinegar till light and creamy.
• In a separate bowl mix together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to other mixture. Add nuts.
• Chill one hour in refrigerator.
• Drop by teaspoonful on greased cookie sheet about two inches apart. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for about 15 minutes. Let cool then frost them.
• To Make Frosting: Mix 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar with 2 tablespoons soft butter or margarine, 1/4 cup evaporated milk, and 1/4 tsp vanilla. Beat until soft. Spread on tops of cooled cookies.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Mix shortening, sugar,and eggs well.
• Stir in bananas, buttermilk, and vanilla extract.
• Blend flour and baking soda. Stir into other ingredients.
• Blend in nuts.(Optional).
• Chill 1 hour. The dough will still be slightly sticky even after chilling.
• For jumbo cookies, drop rounded tablespoonfuls onto lightly greased baking sheet. For smaller cookies use a teaspoon.
• Bake at 375 for about 7-10 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Leave unfrosted or frost with favorite flavored frosting.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine first seven ingredients. In another bowl, combine bananas, sour cream, eggs and butter. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened., Fill greased or paper-lined jumbo muffin cups two-thirds full. For streusel, in a small bowl, combine flour, sugars and cinnamon. Cut in butter until crumbly; stir in pecans. Sprinkle over tops., Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm. Freeze option: Freeze cooled muffins in resealable plastic freezer bags. To use, thaw at room temperature or, if desired, microwave each muffin on high for 20-30 seconds or until heated through.

Steps:

• Mash bananas in a small bowl and add lemon juice.
• Cream shortening, butter, sugar, and eggs; add bananas, buttermilk; add vanilla.
• Sift flour, baking soda and salt together in separate bowl then add to cream mixture.
• Fold in optional nuts.
• Chill dough for one hour.
• Using an ice cream scoop, scoop 12 cookies onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
• Bake at 375 for 10-11 minutes.
• Cool completely on a cookie rack before frosting. Refrigerate frosted cookies.
• Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting:.
• 1 lb. powdered sugar.
• 8 oz. cream cheese (softened).
• 1/2 cup butter (softened).
• 1 teaspoons vanilla.