Coconut drops

60 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Baking soda
½ teaspoon Salt
1 cup Oats -- not instant
3½ ounce Dried coconut
¾ cup Vegetable shortening
¾ cup Sugar
½ cup Packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 large Egg

Directions

1. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a large bowl.

Add the oats and coconut; set aside. 2. Cream shortening with both sugars until light and fluffy. Can use an electric mixer set at medium speed. Beat in vanilla and egg until well mixed. Gradually add flour mixture to make a stiff dough. 3. Drop by teaspoonfuls, 1 inch apart, on lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake in preheated 375-degree oven for 10 minutes or until golden brown. 4. Cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes then remove to wire rack to cool completely.

Yield: about 5 dozen.

Recipe By : Jo Anne Merrill

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