Banana Sour Cream Bars

1/2 cup sugar

1 cup dairy sour cream (nonfat)

1/2 cup margarine or butter, soften (applesauce)

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (about 3 large bananas)

2 teaspoons vanilla

2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

vanilla frosting see below.

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix sugar, sour cream, margarine and eggs in large mixer bowl on low speed and scraping bowl occasionally for one minute. Beat in bananas and vanilla on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat in flour, salt, and baking soda on medium speed scraping bowl occasionally for one minute. Spread in greased and floured jelly roll pan/ cookie sheet, 15 1/2 by 10 1/2, 1 inch. Bake until light brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool, cut bars into 2 by 1 inch and then frost with frosting.

Vanilla Frosting

2 cups powered sugar

1/4 cup margarine or butter softened

1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

2 tablespoons hot water

Mix powered sugar, margarine, vanilla, and hot water. (Stir in 1 to 2 tablespoons of hot water if it is needed) Stir until it is smooth and desired consistency.

From: Melanie ( Betty Crocker- Best Recipes for Cookies)

I have always like these banana bars because they are easy to make, yummy. I also like banana muffins, banana bread.

Makes: 72 bars. photo courtesy of http://kitchentrialanderror.blogspot.com/2010/06/banana-bars.html