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Banana Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients:

• ½ c. butter
• 1 egg
• 1 c. brown sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• ¼ tsp. salt
• 1 c. mashed banana (about 3 bananas)
• 1 ¼ c. flour
• 1 tsp. brown sugar
• 1 tsp. melted butter

Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients:

• ¼ c. butter, softened
• 4 oz. cream cheese
• 2 c. cream cheese
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Directions:

1. Combine butter, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla; mix well.
2. Blend in baking powder and salt.
3. Stir in banana.
4. Blend in flour.
5. Turn into greased 9x13x2 in. pan.
6. Mix remaining butter and brown sugar and spoon over batter evenly.
7. Bake at 350 for 40min.

Frosting:

1. Cream butter and cream cheese.
2. Gradually add powdered sugar and vanilla; beat well
3. Spread over cooled bars.

Note: When I made mine I didn’t use even half the frosting that this produced by this recipe and I think it’s pretty dang perfect as is. Any more and it’s sweetness overload. This is a super simple recipe and they are amazingly delicious and worth the dishes I now I have to wash.