Banana Cake Cookies

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup mashed ripe banana
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

1. Cream shortening in a large mixing bowl; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs and banana; beat well.
2. Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves in a small mixing bowl; add to creamed mixture, stirring well. Stir in pecans.
3. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350u0b0 for 12 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets, and cool on wire racks. Spread tops of cooled cookies with Powdered Sugar Icing.

shortening, brown sugar, eggs, mashed ripe banana, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, pecans

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/banana-cake-cookies (may not work)