Carrot Cookies I recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup shortening
¾ cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 cup mashed cooked carrots
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup shredded coconut

Nutrition Info

156.6 calories
carbohydrate: 16.1 g
cholesterol: 15.5 mg
fat: 9.7 g
fiber: 0.7 g
protein: 1.7 g
saturatedFat: 2.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 105.5 mg
sugar: 7.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets.

  2. Mix shortening, sugar, eggs, and carrots.

  3. Blend in flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in coconut.

  4. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto lightly greased baking sheet.

  5. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until no imprint remains when touched lightly. Immediately remove baking sheet. Let cool.

Recipe Yield

4 dozen

Recipe Note

This recipe is a sweet and tasty cookie that you can take to parties, bake for home, or give as a gift. The carrot brings out the color in the cookies to turn to an ivory-orange color, beautiful!

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