Dessert Recipes - Banana Nut Cookies Recipe

Ingredients              

• 1 1/2 cups/360 ml flour

• 1 tsp/5 ml baking powder

• 1/4 tsp/1 ml baking soda

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 1 cup/240 ml sugar

• 1 tsp/5 ml cinnamon

• 1/4 tsp/1 ml nutmeg

• 1 1/2 cups/1 ml quick-cooking oats

• 1/3 cup/360 ml finely chopped walnuts

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened

• 2 eggs

• 1 cup mashed, ripe bananas

(Makes about  3 1/2 to 4 dozen)

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Method:

1. Instructions for jar: In small bowl, combine flour with baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix well. Spoon into 1 liter jar and press down.

2. In another bowl, combine sugar with cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir until mixed and evenly-colored. Pour sugar mixture over flour and even out the surface.

3. Add the oats on top of sugar, pressing down firmly. Pour nuts over oats and press down. Place lid on jar.

4. For baking: Preheat oven to 375(190C). Add butter or margarine. eggs and bananas.

5. Beat on low speed or by hand to blend. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheet Bake for 12 minutes.

6. Remove from oven and let cookies cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute. then transfer to cooling rack.