Banana Spice

1 ts Baking soda

1/4 ts Ground cinnamon

1/8 ts Ground cloves

6 tb Butter or margarine; divided

1 c Brown sugar; packed

1 Egg

1 lg Banana; mashed (about 2/3c)

Non-stick cooking spray 2 c Powdered sugar

3 tb Lemon juice

4 tablespoons margarine. brown sugar and egg in large bowl until blended. Stir in banana. Add flour mixture; stir until well-blended. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto baking sheets sprayed with cooking spray,

1 inch apart. Bake at

375 degrees

10 to 12 minutes or until edges are light brown. Remove to wire rack; let cool completely. Beat remaining margarine, powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons lemon juice in small bowl until smooth. adding more lemon juice, if needed. Spread frosting over cooled cookies. Nutritional analysis per cookie:

97 calories,

2 grams fat,

19 grams carbohydrates,

6 milligrams cholesterol,

62 milligrams sodium,

11 percent of calories from fat. ** Fort Worth Star Telegram -- Food section --

29 November

1995 **