Action Vietnam Cookies
Cookies that are great for shipping. You can definitely make these with butter if you prefer. The shortening was used for texture and because the cookies were designed to stay fresh for a while.
Servings 60 cookies
Cost 5
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour (200 grams)
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp. freshly ground nutmeg
- ¾ cup solid vegetable shortening
- 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 large mashed ripe bananas or enough to equal 1 cup
- ½ cup walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped
- ⅔ cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels (you can use less)
- ½ cup shredded coconut, sweetened or unsweetened
- ⅓ cup dried cranberries or raisins tossed in 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 ¾ cup quick-cooking rolled oats, uncooked (not instant)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Mix flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg together in a mixing bowl. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, with an electric mixer, beat together shortening and brown sugar. Add egg and continue beating until ingredients are well blended. Stir in banana. Add flour mixture and stir until it is almost incorporated, then add the nuts, chocolate, coconut, dried cranberries and oats.
- Drop dough from end of teaspoon onto parchment lined cookie sheets. Bake for 12 minutes or until done. Makes 5-6 dozen cookies.
