Lunch box lollipops

48 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 mediums Extra-ripe DOLE Bananas
¾ cup Brown sugar, packed
¾ cup Margarine, softened
1 Egg
1¾ cup Quick-cooking oats
1½ cup All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon Ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon Baking soda
½ teaspoon Salt
1½ cup DOLE Raisins
1 cup DOLE Chopped Almonds
48 Wooden popsicle sticks (opt)

Directions

Place bananas in blender. Process until pureed; sue 1 cup for recipe.

Beat brown sugar and margarine in large bowl until light and fluffy.

Beat in egg, then 1 cup banana. Combine oats, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and salt in small bowl; stir into banana mixture just until blended. Stir in raisins and almonds.

Drop by 2 heaping tablespoonfuls, 2" apart, onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Push popsicle stick into center of each, if desired.

Flatten tops of cookies with back of spoon.

Bake in 350'F. oven 15-18 minutes until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks.

Makes 3½ to 4 dozen cookies.

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