Banana Nut Bars

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, cubed
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup mashed ripe banana
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, bring butter and water to a boil.
• 2 remove from heat; set aside.
• 3 in a mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugars, baking soda, eggs, bananas, buttermilk, and vanilla.
• 4 beat until blended.
• 5 carefully add butter mixture; mix well.
• 6 stir in nuts.
• 7 pour into greased 15x10x1 inch baking pan.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 9 cool on a wire rack.
• 10 for frosting, in a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy.
• 11 beat in vanilla.
• 12 gradually add confectioners' sugar.
• 13 spread over bars.
• 14 store in fridge.