3/4 c. corn-oil butter, room temp.
1 c. brown sugar, packed
1 c. mashed banana (about 2 med. bananas)
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 c. chopped nuts (or half nuts, half wheat germ)
1/2 tsp. salt (optional)
1 1/2 c. rolled oats

In medium mixing bowl using hand-held mixer, cream butter with brown sugar. Mix in banana, egg and vanilla.

In small bowl, combine flour, soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, nuts and salt, if using. Mix well into banana mixture. By hand, stir in rolled oats. Drop by level tablespoonful onto ungreased non-stick baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees 12 to 15 minutes or until cookies just begin to turn gold. Makes about 3 1/2 dozen cookies.