Banana-Cornmeal Cookies  Ingredients:       1 cup  packed brown sugar    1/2 cup  granulated sugar       1/2 cup  butter or margarine -- softened    1/2 cup  mashed very ripe banana (1 medium)       1  egg    2 1/2 cups  all-purpose flour       1 cup  yellow cornmeal    1 teaspoon  baking powder       1 teaspoon  ground cinnamon    1/4 cup  granulated sugar       1/2 teaspoon  ground cinnamon

Preparation:

Heat oven to 375º. Grease cookie sheet. Beat brown sugar, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, the butter, banana and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. (If dough is too soft to shape, cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.) Mix 1/4 cup granulated sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Place about 3 inches apart on cookie sheet. Flatten slightly in crisscross pattern with fork dipped into cinnamon-sugar mixture. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

Categories:  Baked Goods, Baked goods, Cookies, Cookies and Bars, Desert, Dessert, Desserts, dessert, desserts

Estimated Serving:  24

Estimated preparation time:  10 min.

Language:  English

Shared by:  Jilly    2009/12/21