Peanut Butter Banana Cookies
4 large egg whites room temperature
¼ teaspoon salt
3 cups confectionary sugar
1 cup cream peanut butter
2 tablespoons butter room temperature
3 tablespoons mashed ripe bananas
¼ teaspoon fresh lemon juice
½ cup chopped peanuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper
1) Beat egg whites with 1/8 teaspoon salt in electric mixer on medium high until they form stiff peaks
2) Gradually add 1 ½ cups confectionary sugar until thick for about 2 minutes, fill in BP until just blended.
3) Using 1” ice cream scoop place 16 mounds of cookie mixture evenly on parchment lined baking sheets.
4) Bake each cookie sheet on racks and then switch top and bottom. Total 12-20 minutes- be careful not to burn bottoms.
5) Cool completely then remove with metal spatula.
6) Mix 1 ½ cups confectionary sugar with 2 tablespoons soft butter. Add 3 ttablespoons ripe mashed bananawith ¼ teaspoon fresh lemon juice. Beat until smooth frosting.
7) Frost cookies then put crushed peanuts on top.
