Fall Festival Recipe Exchange - Coconut Oatmeal Cookies
My Friend Amy is hosting the Fall Festival Recipe Exchange. I'm always looking for new recipes so I thought I'd share one of mine in exchange. Not sure where the recipe originally came from, but hope you enjoy!
Coconut Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients:
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup shortening
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups flour
5 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 ½ cup coconut
2 cups oatmeal
Optional Ingredients:
1 cup chocolate chips OR
½ cup raisins (yummy!!) OR
½ cup chopped nuts
Preheat oven to 350º.
Cream together eggs, sugar, shortening, vanilla, and brown sugar. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
Once egg and sugar mixture is smooth, slowly add in the flour mixture until well mixed.
Add coconut and oatmeal, and any other optional additions (raisins!!), until mixed thoroughly.
Using a teaspoon (small cereal spoon), spoon mixture into small balls onto a cookie sheet.
Bake for 10-15 minutes. (don't overcook--the coconut will brown really quickly!)
Yields 4 dozen cookies.
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup shortening
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups flour
5 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 ½ cup coconut
2 cups oatmeal
Optional Ingredients:
1 cup chocolate chips OR
½ cup raisins (yummy!!) OR
½ cup chopped nuts
Preheat oven to 350º.
Cream together eggs, sugar, shortening, vanilla, and brown sugar. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
Once egg and sugar mixture is smooth, slowly add in the flour mixture until well mixed.
Add coconut and oatmeal, and any other optional additions (raisins!!), until mixed thoroughly.
Using a teaspoon (small cereal spoon), spoon mixture into small balls onto a cookie sheet.
Bake for 10-15 minutes. (don't overcook--the coconut will brown really quickly!)
Yields 4 dozen cookies.
Enjoy!
