Banana Oatmeal Cookies

1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 t. soda
1 t. salt
1/4 t. nutmeg
3/4 t. cinnamon
3/4 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1 c. mashed bananas (about 2 bananas)
1 3/4 c. quick oats
1/2 c. chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Sift together the flour, soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Cream the shortening and sugar; beat until light and fluffy. Add egg, banana, oatmeal, and nuts. Mix well. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Drop by teaspoon on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake for 14-15 minutes or until edges turn lightly brown.

These were another great way to use overripe bananas. I doubled the batch and had about 9 dozen, so a regular batch would yield about 4.5 dozen (of the erin-sized cookies, of course).