Nutritious Banana-oatmeal Cookies

1 cup enriched all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon baking soda

¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon salt

¾ cup vegetable shortening/butter/coconut oil

1 cup sugar (optional, you can substitute ½ cup juice and add an extra ½ cup of oatmeal)

1 large egg (if your baby is under 1yr., you can substitute 2 egg yolks, or 3Tbls. Applesauce)

2 or 3 bananas, mashed and very ripe

2 ¼ cups infant oatmeal cereal

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in small bowl.
In a large bowl, cream the shortening and sugar (or juice with the oatmeal). Beat in the egg and bananas. Gradually add the dry ingredients and mix well.
Drop dough by teaspoonfuls 1 ½ inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 12 minutes until lightly browned. Cool on rack.
You should freeze what cookies your baby won’t be able to eat in 5 days.

Course🍰Dessert

Diets🥕Vegetarian...

Category🍪Cookies

Cuisine🇺🇸American

Occasions📆Everyday🍿Snack

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyEasy ⏰ 15m