Farmer's Banana Drop Cookies (1971)

• 1 cup mashed bananas
• 1 cup and 6 tbspns sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 tspns vanilla
• 1/2 tspn cinnamon
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup whole bran cereal
• 2 1/2 cups sifted flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt

Place bran cereal on sheet of waxed paper; roll fine with rolling pin.  Add 6 cinnamon and 6 tablespoons of sugar. Mix well, and set aside.

Beat 1 cup sugar, shortening and butter until light and fluffy.  Beat in eggs and vanilla to mix thoroughly. Stir in bananas.

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Stir into banana mixture. Drop by teaspoonful into bran mixture and tumble until well coated.  Place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet.

Bake in hot oven (400 degrees) about 10 minutes.  Remove cookies and cool on rack. Make 4 1/2 dozen.  

(Origin - "Homemade Cookies" by the Food Editors of Farm Journal, 1971.)

Other Favorite Cookie Recipes

Corn Flake Dream Bars (1950)

Superb Chocolate Rum Balls with Pecans (1951)

Pineapple Drop Cookies (1950)