1 cup sugar
2/3 cup butter, or shortening
2 each eggs
3/4 cup banana, mashed
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1 1/2 cup rolled oats
2 cup flour
3/4 tsp soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup nuts, your choice/ chopped
Directions
Sift flour, soda, baking powder and salt together.
cream together sugar and shortening. Beat in well beaten eggs.stir
in the vanilla, lemon juice, and banana. Add rolled oats and nuts to
flour mixture, alternately with banana mixture, mixing well after
each addition. Stir in nuts. Drop by teaspoon onto greased baking
sheet and bake in preheated 350 degree oven 15 to 18 minutes, or
until golden. Barb
Servings: 78 servings
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