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Ingredients

½ cup butter, softened 2 cups white sugar 1 ½ cups mashed bananas 3 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 pinch salt 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened ½ cup butter, softened 4 cups confectioners' sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract ½ cup chopped walnuts

Nutrition Info

215.4 calories carbohydrate: 32.9 g cholesterol: 35.9 mg fat: 8.9 g fiber: 0.5 g protein: 2.1 g saturatedFat: 4.9 g servingSize: - sodium: 100.3 mg sugar: 26 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 10x15-inch rimmed baking pan.
Beat 1/2 cup butter and white sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in bananas, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Add to the banana mixture and mix well. Pour into the prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool, about 30 minutes.
Beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract gradually, beat well. Spread frosting over the cooled bars and sprinkle walnuts on top.

3 dozen

This banana cookie bar recipe was given to me years ago by a friend in Nebraska;they come out perfect every time!