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Banana Oatmeal Cookies II

SUBMITTED BY: JEMIMA PHOTO BY: sarah

"This recipe is as close as I can get to the delicious cookies my mother use to make when I was a little girl. Spicy oatmeal cookies with banana and walnuts."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 90 stars. This recipe average a 4.3 star rating.
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PREP TIME  10 Min
COOK TIME  15 Min
READY IN  1 Hr 15 Min
Original recipe yield 3 dozen

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 3/4 cup shortening
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup mashed ripe banana
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 3 cups rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together shortening and brown sugar. Beat in egg and mashed banana, then stir in vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves; stir into the banana mixture. Mix in rolled oats and walnuts. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets. Leave room for spreading.
  3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on cookie sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 14, 2006 by chefsupreme
This recipe is a great beginning, but a few changes are necessary to make the cookies the type... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 7, 2008 by naples34102
This is a good cookie, it's just not a great cookie. Other than using butter rather than... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 26, 2005 by meatball
This deserves five stars. (And I'm stingy with giving out five star ratings.) The cookies are... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 10, 2003 by CATJENKINS
I didn't hae bananas for once, but had some banana cream pudding mix, used that instead. ... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 24, 2005 by SILLYSARAHC123
These cookies were really yummy, especially after adding raisins and a handful of unsweetened... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 25, 2006 by Eunice Mah
They are soft cookies but do not have the texture of cakes (which is good). The rolled oats... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 26, 2005 by TXMomof2
SOOO good, interesting as well. I used butter instead of shortening, nutmeg instead of... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 2, 2008 by FLOPEZ1
Tired of banana bread, I chose this recipe as a way of using up ripe bananas. I used four... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 11, 2005 by Erica L.
My whole family REALLY enjoyed this recipe. The great thing is that I don't feel bad giving... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 7, 2006 by Kristin