Coconut Oatmeal Cookies I recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup shortening
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup butter
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup flaked coconut
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups rolled oats

Nutrition Info

222.9 calories
carbohydrate: 31.6 g
cholesterol: 25.7 mg
fat: 9.9 g
fiber: 1.3 g
protein: 2.6 g
saturatedFat: 4.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 117.8 mg
sugar: 18.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. In a medium mixing bowl cream shortening, butter, and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla until blended. Set aside.

  3. In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients, withholding the coconut until all other dry ingredients are blended. Add coconut.

  4. Combine wet and dry ingredients until moist. Drop on greased cookie sheet about 1-2 inches apart. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden. Remove from oven immedietly- if overcooked cookies get HARD.

Recipe Yield

2 dozen

Recipe Note

I know this recipe sounds different but it was a favorite growing up. They were always one of this first kinds gone when we went to visit grandma.

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