Thanks to my KitchenAid stand mixer, the cookie dough for these light and fluffy treats came together easily.  I added the ingredients to the mixing bowl in the same order as they were written on the original recipe.   These cookies have a great structure as seen in the photo above.  Mary Berry would be very proud. The backside of this paper features a Corn Bread recipe that I can't wait to try. For the sake of time, and because I REALLY want you to have your hands on this recipe, I'm going to leave you with a friendly reminder to visit  Caught Red Threaded , leave a comment in the thread below to let me know how this turned out when you made it (and photos are always welcome!), and follow Caught Red Threaded on   Facebook  and  Instagram  for exclusive offers and ideas.  If you want to receive this and other blog entries, be sure to click Subscribe in the top right corner of this page.

Saturday mornings are all about cartoons and made-from-scratch awesome breakfasts.  At least that's how we do Saturday mornings before 9am when the hustle and bustle of the day/weekend really begins.  If the monotony of waffles and pancakes has you down, then you should make these Banana Oatmeal Cookies.  They're really dessert but I disguised them as breakfast simply by serving them before noon.  They have all the same ingredients as many breakfasts at our house, just in a different form.   When making these cookies, I followed the instructions as they're written with a couple exceptions:  Instead of cutting shortening into the dry ingredients, I placed the shortening into the bowl of my KitchenAid mixer.  To that I blended egg the mashed banana.  Next, I added the dry ingredients, followed by the oatmeal, and chocolate chips instead of nuts at the end. I also only made one tray of cookies (a dozen).  I wanted to experiment with this recipe to find out if it