Banana Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients:

• 3 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 1/2 cups shortening
• 2 eggs
• 4 ripe mashed bananas
• 3 1/2 cups oats
• 1-2 cups chocolate chips
• 1-2 cups walnuts (optional)

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Mix dry ingredients and cut in shortening. Add eggs and bananas. Mix well.
• Add oats, mix well.  Add chocolate chips and nuts (optional) and mix to incorporate.
• Scoop out in tablespoonfuls onto baking sheet.  Batter will be very moist and soft.  Bake for 10-12 minutes, cool on cooling racks.  Cookies turn out very cakey and do not flatten much at all.
• Makes 5 dozen cookies