Oatmeal-coconut cookies
7 dozen
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | cup | Sugar, brown; firmly packed |
| 1 | cup | Shortening; melted |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
| 1 | cup | Flour, all-purpose |
| 1 | teaspoon | Soda |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 4 | cups | Oats, regular; uncooked |
| 1 | cup | Coconut, flaked |
Directions
Combine sugar and shortening, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla.
Combine flour, soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture, beating well.
Stir in oats and coconut. Chill dough 1 hour.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 325 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes.
SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, sometime in 1981. Typos by Nancy Coleman. Submitted By NANCY COLEMAN On 04-28-95