BANANA MONKEY BARS

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What to do with those last two bananas? Make these quick and easy cookies! This uses a yellow cake mix as a base and adds lots of goodies on top. This recipe is from Camilla Saulsbury's book Cake Mix Cookies.

Provided by mary winecoff

Categories     Bar Cookie

Time 35m

Yield 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 (18 1/4 ounce) box yellow cake mix
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 large egg
1 cup nuts, chopped (I used pecans)
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup banana, mashed (about 2 medium)
1 cup butterscotch chips or 1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 1/3 cups sweetened flaked coconut

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F
  • Spray the bottom only of a 13 x 9 inch metal baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl beat cake mix, oil and egg until well blended and crumbly.
  • Stir in nuts.
  • Set aside 1 cup of the crumb mixture.
  • Firmly press remaining crumb mixture on bottom of prepared pan.
  • In a small bowl, combine condensed milk and mashed banana; pour evenly over crust.
  • Top with butterscotch chips and coconut; press down firmly.
  • Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
  • Bake 25-28 minutes or until lightly browned.
  • Cool completely.
  • Cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 279.6, Fat 14, SaturatedFat 5.5, Cholesterol 14.9, Sodium 223.6, Carbohydrate 35.9, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 26.4, Protein 3.9

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