The Banana-Raisin-Oatmeal Cookies That Tops Them All!

I've had this recipe so long, I don't remember where it came from - either a magazine,or newspaper, but it is my daughter's favorite cookie to take to school for a birthday treat. They're really tasty,especially for banana lovers.
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Yields:
- Units:
6
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ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup shortening or 3/4 cup margarine
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup mashed ripe banana (3 medium)
- 1 1⁄8 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans (or your nut of choice)
- 1 cup raisins
directions
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the shortening or margarine with 1 cup of sugar.
- Beat in egg.
- Blend in banana and remaining ingredients: mix well.
- Drop by teaspoonfuls, 2" apart on lightly greased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 400° for 10 to 12 minutes.
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Neat recipe. I added walnuts and choc. chips instead of pecans and raisins, and omitted the nutmeg. This made exactly 3 dozen cookies. Next time I'll skimp on the sugar and add some baking powder - my cookies didn't bake up as much as I would've liked. Like another reviewer, I lowered the heat, as they browned quickly on the bottom, maybe due to the cooking spray on the baking sheet? Thanks for the recipe.Reply
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Neat recipe. I added walnuts and choc. chips instead of pecans and raisins, and omitted the nutmeg. This made exactly 3 dozen cookies. Next time I'll skimp on the sugar and add some baking powder - my cookies didn't bake up as much as I would've liked. Like another reviewer, I lowered the heat, as they browned quickly on the bottom, maybe due to the cooking spray on the baking sheet? Thanks for the recipe.Reply
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