Banana Oatmeal Cookies II

This recipe is as close as I can get to the delicious cookies my mother use to make when I was a little girl. Spicy oatmeal cookies with banana and walnuts.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 116 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups rolled oats
• ¾ cup shortening
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• ½ cup mashed ripe banana

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.

Step 2

In a large bowl, cream together shortening and brown sugar. Beat in egg and mashed banana, then stir in vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves; stir into the banana mixture. Mix in rolled oats and walnuts. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets. Leave room for spreading.

Step 3

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on cookie sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.