Eggless Banana Refrigerator Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup fully ripe banana, mashed
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 cream together butter, sugar and vanilla. add bananas and beat until well mixed.
• 2 sift together flour, baking powder and salt. add a little of the banana mixture at a time, beating well after each addition. dough will be sticky.
• 3 divide dough into 4 parts. put 1 part on each of 4 sheets of waxed paper. dampen hands and shape dough into long rolls, 1-inch in diameter.
• 4 wrap rolls. refrigerate or freeze until firm enough to slice easily.
• 5 using a serrated knife, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices. place 2-inches apart on oiled cookie sheets.
• 6 bake at 375 about 10 minutes or until edges begin to brown. lift edge of a cookie to be sure they are not getting too brown.
• 7 remove cookies to wire racks to cool. store airtight.
• 8 tips: oiled cookie sheets are required for these cookies. brown speckled bananas are ideal for this recipe for they mash nicely and have excellent flavor. properly wrapped rolls of ready-to-slice dough can remain in the refrigerator up to 10 days.