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Bananaramas

Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
3/4 cup Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter
1/2 cup Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
OR 1/2 stick Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening Sticks
1 cup mashed bananas
3 tablespoons milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 large egg
2 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chunks or semisweet chocolate chunks
1 cup peanuts or coarsely chopped pecans (optional)

Directions:
1.HEAT oven to 350ºF.
2.COMBINE brown sugar, peanut butter, shortening, banana, milk, vanilla and almond extracts in bowl of electric mixer; beat at medium speed until well blended. Add egg; beat just until blended.
3.COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in medium bowl. Add to shortening mixture; beat at low speed just until blended. Stir in chocolate chunks and nuts, if desired. Drop dough by rounded measuring tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
4.BAKE 11 to 13 minutes or until cookies are light brown around edges. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet; transfer to cooling racks to cool completely.
TIPA combination of milk chocolate and semi-sweet chocolate chunks can be used.
Yield: 5 dozen cookies