3/4 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 cup mashed Banana
1 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
3 cups quick cooking oats
1 pkg. (6 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate pieces
1 cup chopped walnuts

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix thoroughly shortening, sugars, egg, vanilla, and mashed banana. Stir in remaining ingredients. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonful 1 inch apart on greased baking sheet. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until almost no imprint remains when touched with finger. Immediately remove from baking sheet. Store in tightly covered container. Makes about 5 dozen cookies.