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Banana Oatmeal Rocks

Cookies:
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium)
1 large egg
2 tablespoons grated lemon peel
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 3/4 cups Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1 1/2 cups raisins or chopped pitted prunes
1 cup chopped walnuts
3/4 cup chopped pitted dates

Glaze:
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons margarine or butter, softened
3 tablespoons milk

1. Heat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheets with aluminum foil.
2. For cookies, beat sugar and margarine in large bowl until creamy. Add bananas, egg and lemon peel; beat well. Add combined flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, ginger and nutmeg; mix well. Add oats, raisins, nuts and dates; mix well.
3. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheets.
4. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown. (Do not overbake; cookies should remain soft.) Slide cookies and foil from cookie sheets onto wire rack; cool while preparing glaze.
5. For glaze, combine all ingredients in small bowl; mix until smooth. (Glaze should be thick). Spoon small amount of glaze over each warm cookie, letting glaze run down sides of cookie. Cool completely. Remove cookies from foil. Store tightly covered.

Makes about 4 dozen.

Nutritional Facts: 1 glazed cookie: Calories 150, Calories From Fat 45, Total Fat 5g, Saturated Fat 1g, Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 60mg, Total Carbohydrates 20g, Dietary Fiber 1g, Protein 2g, Total Sugars 13g.

Recipe provided courtesy of The Quaker Oats Company.