Banana Oatmeal Cookies
Today's Parent
These soft, spicy cookies will make your house smell very nice while they're baking. And they taste good, besides.
Ingredients
-
3/4 cup
butter
, or margarine
-
1 cup
granulated sugar
-
1
egg
-
2
large, ripe
bananas
, cut into chunks
-
1/2 cup
pecans
, or walnuts
-
1 1/2 cups
all-purpose flour
-
1 3/4 cups
rolled oats
-
1/2 tsp
baking soda
-
1/4 tsp
ground
cinnamon
, (optional)
-
1/4 tsp
ground
nutmeg
, (optional)
Instructions
- Dump the butter, sugar, egg and bananas into a blender or a food processor and blend, scraping down the sides a couple of times, until the mixture is smooth. Add the pecans or walnuts and process briefly – just until the nuts are chopped.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg. Hand your child a wooden spoon and have her stir while you pour in the banana mixture. Depending on your child, she may need a little help getting it well mixed -the batter will be thick.
- Plunk the cookie batter, by heaping teaspoons, onto an ungreased cookie sheet, about 1 ½ inches (4 cm) apart. Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 10 to 12 minutes, until lightly browned on the bottom, and firm but not crunchy.
