Oatmeal-banana lebkuchen

Yield: 48 Servings

Ingredients:

3/4 c Margarine softened
1/2 c Brown sugar packed
1/4 c Honey
1 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
1 1/2 ts Ground ginger
1 ts Ground cardamom
1/2 ts Ground cloves
2 md Extra-ripe DOLE Bananas Peeled
2 Eggs beaten
1 3/4 c All-purpose flour
1/2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
3/4 c DOLE Chopped Almonds
1/2 c Mixed candied fruit -finely chopped
2 c Quick oats uncooked MMMMM------------------------LEMON GLAZE-----------------------------
3/4 c Sifted powdered sugar
1 Juice from DOLE Lemon (1T)
1 dr Almond extract

Instructions:

Beat margarine brown sugar and honey in large bowl. Beat in cinnamon ginger cardamom and cloves. Mash bananas with fork in small bowl; use 1 cup for recipe. Add 1 cup banana and eggs to margarine mixture; beat until blended. Combine flour baking powder baking soda and salt in small bowl. Stir in almonds and candied fruit. Add to margarine mixture. Stir until well blended. Stir in oats. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2" apart onto greased cookie sheets. Bake in 400'F. oven 8 minutes. Cool completely on wire racks. Spread with Lemon Glaze or dust with powdered sugar. When glaze has set store cookies in airtight container. Makes 4 dozen cookies. LEMON GLAZE: Combine all ingredients until blended.