- 3/4 cup shortening
 - 1 cup packed brown sugar
 - 1 egg
 - 1/2 cup mashed ripe banana
 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
 - 1 cup all-purpose flour
 - 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
 - 1 teaspoon salt
 - 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
 - 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
 - 3 cups rolled oats
 - 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
 
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
 - 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.
 - 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.