Banana Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
3 large bananas, mashed
1 cup sesame seeds, toasted

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheets. Combine flours, baking powder, allspice and salt. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Beat in egg. Beat in the bananas. G radually blend in the dry ingredients and sesame seeds. Drop dough by spoonfuls 1 1/2" apart onto prepared pans. Bake 8-10 minutes, until lightly colored. Transfer to wire racks to cool. NOTES: For a chewier cookie, bake for only 6-8 minutes. This cookie is of Southern Asia origin. If you are not fond of sesame seeds, add only 1/2 cup to dough.