Banana Nut Drop Cookies

This drop cookie batter combines mashed banana with sugar, shortening, eggs, flour, baking powder, soda, and nuts. The cookie dough is sprinkled with cinnamon-sugar before baking.

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Ingredients:

• 1 1\2 C. Sugar  
• 2\3 C. shortening
• 1 tsp. vanilla  
• 2 eggs  
• 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (3 medium)
• 2 1\4 C. all-purpose flour  
• 2 tsp baking powder  
• 1\2 tsp. salt  
• 1\4 tsp. baking soda  
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• 1\2 teaspoon cinnamon

Method

Preheat oven to 400F. Grease cookie sheets. In large bowl, beat 1-1\4 cups of the sugar, shortening and vanilla until fluffy. Beat in eggs, then bananas. Combine flour, baking powder, salt and soda. Beat into sugar mixture. Stir in nuts. Chill 30 minutes. Drop by teaspoon 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Combine remaining 1\4 cup sugar and cinnamon, sprinkle over cookies. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.

Notes:

Number of servings: 4 to 5 dozen

Submitted By: sewards2327137
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