Banana Oatmeal Cookies
- Yield 4 dozens
A chocolate chip cookie with a twist
'This is a childhood favorite. My grandma would always make these cookies for my sisters and me. She would call the chocolate chips 'chocolate bitties.' When I make these cookies, the way my home smells really brings back the memories of my grandma. She passed away last year at the age of 99.'
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup solid vegetable shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 cup mashed bananas
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 cups quick oats
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F. Mix shortening, sugar, egg and bananas well. Add flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir in oats and chocolate chips.
- Drop by rounded tablespoons onto baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on wire rack.
—Ann Langenfeld, Burns, OR
