Banana Drop Cookies
2/3 C shortening
1-1/2 C sugar
2 eggs
1 C ripe mashed bananas
1 t vanilla
2-1/2 C flour
2 t baking powder
� t soda
� t salt
1 t cinnamon
Cream shortening and 1 cup sugar; beat in eggs, bananas and vanilla. Sift flour, baking powder, soda and salt together; blend into banana mixture. Combine remaining sugar and cinnamon. Drop cookie dough from teaspoon onto greased baking sheet; sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Bake at 350� for 12 minutes or until browned.
Yield: 4 dozen
Cookbook: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Cooking
Typed By: Susan Godfrey alexanderjamesmom@gmail.com