Banana Drop Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. mashed bananas
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 c. sugar and 1/4 tsp. cinnamon, combined
2/3 c. shortening
2 eggs
2 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. chopped nuts (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0.
In large bowl, beat 1 1/4 cups sugar, shortening and vanilla until fluffy.
Beat in eggs, then bananas. Combine flour, baking powder, salt and soda and beat into the sugar mixture.
Stir in nuts.
Chill 30 minutes.
Drop by teaspoon 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet.
Sprinkle sugar/cinnamon mixture over cookies.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until light brown. Makes about 5 dozen cookies.