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Serves: 32 Bars

Active Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

From: Better Homes and Gardens (http://www.bhg.com/recipe/cakes/banana-boo-bars/)

=Ingredients=

1  cup butter, softened

1-1/2  cups sugar

1  teaspoon baking soda

1/2  teaspoon salt

1-1/2  cups mashed ripe banana (about 4 bananas)

2  eggs

1  8-ounce carton dairy sour cream

1  teaspoon vanilla

2  cups all-purpose flour

Cream Cheese Frosting

Halloween candies

=Directions=

== Step 1 ==
Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 15x10x1-inch baking pan; set aside.

== Step 2 ==
In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar, baking soda, and salt; beat until combined. Beat in banana, eggs, sour cream, and vanilla until combined. Beat or stir in flour until combined. Spread in prepared pan.

== Step 3 ==
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched and a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

== Step 4 ==
Prepare Cream Cheese Frosting. Spread over top. Cut into bars. Cover and store in refrigerator. Decorate as desired with Halloween candies before serving.

== Step 5 ==
Cream Cheese Frosting: In a large mixing bowl, beat one 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened, and 1/2 cup butter, softened, with an electric mixer on medium speed until mixture is smooth. Beat in 2 cups sifted powdered sugar and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla until combined. Makes about 2 cups.