Banana Bars with Cream Cheese frosting

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Banana Bars with Cream Cheese frosting

These banana bars are my all-time favorite. They’re so moist and delicious. The cream cheese frosting on top goes with the banana bars perfectly.

Banana Bars – from my mom (no idea where it came from originally) – makes ~3dozen bars1/2 cup softened butter or margarine
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 4 medium)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch salt

Preheat oven to 350F. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, bananas, and vanilla.

Combine to flour, baking soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well.

Pour into a greased 15x10x1 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until bars test done. Cool.

Frosting
1/2 cup softened butter or margarine
4 cups confectioners sugar
1 package (8 ounces) softened cream cheese
2 tsp. vanilla extract

Cream butter and cream cheese in a mixing bowl. Gradually add confectioners’ sugar and vanilla; beat well. Spread over bars.

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9 Responses to “Lemon Bars”

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teresacooks — March 26, 2010 at 12:09 pm

Everytime I make anything out of this book I screw up a step. I’m starting to blame the book – maybe it has too many steps? I’ve had it for years, and I don’t mess up other recipes. But with this book. . . everytime I look at the recipe while whatever I’ve made is in the oven I go “oh no.”
Let us know what else you cook and like out of the book. Love your blog.
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SimplySweeter — March 26, 2010 at 12:50 pm

These look so DELICIOUS! My mouth is watering!! Thank you!!

http://www. simplysweeter.blogspot.com
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yumventures — March 26, 2010 at 1:03 pm

These are my favorite type of bars! And I agree, I could eat lemon curd all day!

I also often don’t have the right size pan for a recipe, I guess I need to stock up 🙂
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We Are Not Martha — March 26, 2010 at 3:46 pm

I love lemon bars and yours look absolutely delightful! I’m a huge fan of the entire Cook’s Illustrated brand and have been meaning to pick that book up for a while!

Sues
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Memória — March 26, 2010 at 5:53 pm

You’re so lucky to have won that cookbook!! If I would have known about that giveaway, I would have signed up for sure. I’ve been coveting that book for a long time.

These lemon bars look so yummy!!! I love lemon bars. I really enjoyed this bar series! Thank you.
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Kelly — March 27, 2010 at 12:54 am

Oh you saved the best for last with lemon bars, yum!

You are so right about spring teasing us. Very annoying!
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birdutmasali — March 27, 2010 at 5:42 pm

hı
I lıke lemon bars !!

wonderfull lemon bars

happy weekens.
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Ali — March 31, 2010 at 6:26 pm

I’ve been in a lemony mood as of late. This helps take some of the edge off.
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nutmegnanny — April 5, 2010 at 11:28 pm

What delicious bars! I’m so glad you like the book. Now I need to own it…haha.