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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Chocolate Banana Cookies

Ingredients:
2 ripe bananas
3 tablespoons margarine
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup Splenda
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
3 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon flaxseed (gotta get those omega-3s)
1 3/4 cups flour

Frosting:
2 tablespoons margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons milk
Powdered sugar (add until desired consistancy)

Steps:
1.  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Farenheit. 
2.  Soften margarine and add bananas, sugar, Splenda, cocoa powder and vanilla.  Mix well. 
3.  Add the flaxseed and slowly mix in the flour. 
4.  Drop the dough by tablespoons onto a greased cookie sheet. 
5.  Bake for 15-18 minutes. 
6.  Mix frosting, let cookies cool, add a teaspoon of frosting to each cookie. 

Yields ~24 cookies 
A recipe that I made up and loved!  Enjoy! 








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1 comment:

  1. Hey, quit cooking, you're stealing my idea. ;-) JK - looks amazing! Wanna make some for us on Saturday???

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