Ciinnamon-Oatmeal-Banana Cookies

Oatmeal cookies are a favorite of mine. Yes, I've already found a recipe to make them gluten-free for my husband. This recipe, however, is not gluten-free so everyone with a bag of flour in their cupboard, this one is for you. I plan to make them for Christmas if not sooner . . . much sooner! I may even experiment and see if I can come up with a reasonable replica gluten-free.

Cinnamon-Oatmeal-Banana Cookies
1 cup softened butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 cup pureed bananas
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Dash of cloves
2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup toasted and chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

Cream butter, sugar, brown sugar, and eggs in a large mixing bowl, mixing well.
Add bananas, vanilla, spices, oats, flour and baking powder. Beat in to
incorporate. Stir in the walnuts.

Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls of dough onto prepared baking sheets about an inch
apart to all room for spreading. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until set and golden
around the edges.

For an extra punch, you can drizzle with lemon icing or dust with powdered
sugar.

Definition of a baby . . .

In the United States, today, one can terminate a pregnancy at just about any point of the pregnancy. This presents an interesting but sad statement about the respect for human life in our world today. A baby in the womb is only worth the opinion of the mother carrying the baby. If a baby is killed when a mother intended to keep it, you have a homicide. On the other side, if a child is killed when the mother didn't intend to keep it, it's legal abortion.

 

Partial birth abortion delivers the head of the baby so the 'doctor' can puncture the head and suck out the brains. This is acceptable. However, if the baby slips entirely out before this can happen, it might be considered murder if the doctor complete the task at this point. Why? What has changed? It was a warm, viable baby on it's way to delivery in the partial birth agenda. What changes when the whole baby is delivered given the initial mind set involved?