Banana Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

slightly adapted from Make and Takes

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature

1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 large egg

1 large banana, mashed

1 1/4 cups all purpose flour (I use whole wheat pastry flour)

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

2 cups old fashioned oats

1/2 to 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 350*.  Prepare a cookie sheet with cooking spray or line with parchment paper. 

Cream the butter with the sugars. Add the vanilla, egg, and banana.  Mix well.  Then add the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.  Stir in the oats and chocolate chips.  Drop by large tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes.  

Jessica's note:  I usually double the recipe and freeze the dough balls on a cookie sheet. Once they are frozen, I put them in freezer bags so I can bake a few cookies at a time.  I like the cookies much better when they are freshly baked. Walnuts would be yummy to add in with the oats and chocolate chips.