Banana Macadamia Cookies
(Based on recipe in 1997 SF Chronicle Cookbook)
Servings:  3 Dozen
Preparation Time:  1/2 hour

Ingredients

1 1/2 C sugar

1 C softened butter

2 eggs

2 mashed bananas

3 1/4 C all purpose flour

1 t baking soda

1/4 t salt

2 t cream of tartar

1 c chopped macademia nuts

1/2 cup vanilla chips or white chocolate chips

1/2 C sugar mixed w/ 1/2 t ground nutmeg

Preparation

cream sugar and butter.  mix in the eggs, then stir in the bananas.

combine dry ingredients (except sugar/nutmeg mix).  add to creamed mixture, stirring until just mixed.  chill.

use about 1T of dough per cookie, sprinkle top of cookies with sugar/nutmeg mixture (or press w/fork, like peanut butter cookies) and bake about 8 minutes in a 350 degree oven.