Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Treats

• 2 ripe bananas
• ½ cup chunky peanut butter (approx.)
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup honey
• ¼ cup water
• ½ tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 Tbs cinnamon
• ¼ cup dry powdered milk
• ¼ cup canola oil (or other vegetable oil)
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• ½ cup dry oatmeal
• 2 cups flour (approx.)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350° F (180° C).

Combine peeled bananas, peanut butter, egg, honey, water and baking soda in food processor (or mixing bowl). Blend well. Add baking powder, cinnamon, dry milk, and oil. Blend well again. Add whole wheat flour and oatmeal. Blend well again. Add bread flour a little at a time, blending after each addition, until it's the consistency of bread dough. Knead for a few minutes. (You could also make the dough in a bread machine using the dough cycle.)

Let the dough sit, covered under a bowl for about 15 minutes, then roll out to about ¼ to ½ inch thick on a floured board. Cut into shapes with cookie cutters or cut into small 1 to 2 inch squares using a pizza-cutter.

Spray cookie sheets with nonstick spray, place dough on sheets, and bake on middle rack in for 30 minutes, until bottom of cookies are golden brown. Turn oven off and leave cookies in oven for eight to twelve hours to harden.

Makes about five dozen, depending cookie size.