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      Title: Banana Bars
 Categories: Cookies
      Yield: 32 servings
 
      2 c  All-purpose flour; sifted
      2 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/4 c  Shortening
      1 c  Granulated sugar
      2    Eggs
      1 c  Mashed bananas
    1/2 ts Lemon extract
    1/2 ts Vanilla extract
    1/2 c  Chopped nuts
           Powdered sugar frosting
 
  Recipe by: Mary M McBride's Encyclopedia of Cooking
      Preheat oven to 350 degrees; grease an 8 x 13-inch baking pan. Sift
  together the flour, baking powder and salt. Cream together the shortening
  and sugar; add the eggs, beating well. Add the dry ingredients alternately
  with the mashed bananas.  Add the lemon and vanilla extracts and the nuts;
  beat thoroughly.  Spread the batter in the prepared pan and bake for 30
  minutes.  While still warm, frost with a thin powdered sugar frosting. When
  cool, cut into bars or squares. Variation. Banana Drop Cookies: Drop the
  dough by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets and bake for 12 to 15
  minutes at 350 degrees.
   Makes 4 dozen.
 
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