Banana Bread Cookie Bars
Dorothy Kern
Updated Sep 20, 2016
You're just two ingredients away from banana bread cookie bars. Make ‘em even more irresistible with a quick cream cheese frosting!
Banana Bread Cookie Bars
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 1 hr 20 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 24
Ingredients
- 1 ripe medium banana
- 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Sugar Cookie Dough
- 4 oz cream cheese (from 8-oz package), softened
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 to 2 teaspoons whipping cream or milk
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Line 8-inch square pan with foil or cooking parchment paper; spray foil with cooking spray.
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Step2In bowl of stand mixer with paddle attachment, place 1 ripe medium banana and 1 roll Pillsbury™ refrigerated sugar cookies. (You can also use an electric hand mixer or a wooden spoon.) Beat on low to medium-low speed until smooth. Press mixture in bottom of pan.
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Step3Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, at least 30 minutes.
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Step4To make frosting, beat 4 oz cream cheese, softened, and 2 tablespoons butter, softened, with electric mixer until smooth. Gradually add 2 cups powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, until smooth. Beat in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon whipping cream or milk, adding more as needed for spreading consistency.
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Step5Spread frosting over cooled bars. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store in airtight container in refrigerator up to 3 days.
Nutrition
150
Calories
6g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
23g
Total Carbohydrate
18g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 150
- Calories from Fat
- 50
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 9%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 13%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 90mg
- 4%
- Potassium
- 25mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 23g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 18g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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