Cooking with Kids Recipes
Banana Oatmeal Cookies
Baking Time: 10 to 12 minutes
Makes: 5 dozen cookies
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These soft, spicy cookies will make your house smell very nice while they’re baking. And they taste good, besides.
ingredients
|
| ¾ cup |
(175 mL)
butter or margarine |
| 1cup |
(250 mL)
sugar |
| 1 | egg |
| 2 | bananas, large, ripe and cut into chunks |
| ½ cup |
(125 mL)
pecans or walnuts |
| 1½cups |
(375 mL)
flour |
| 1¾cups |
(425 mL)
rolled oats |
| ½ tsp |
(2 mL)
baking soda |
| ¼ tsp |
(1 mL)
cinnamon (optional) |
| ¼ tsp |
(1 mL)
nutmeg (optional) |
directions
| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | 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. |
| 3. | 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. |
First published in Today's Parent's 06/1998 issue. © Rogers Media Publishing Inc.
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