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Coconut Cookies
 
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Prep Time: 25 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes
Ready In: 25 Minutes
Servings: 12
Guaranteed to make you think of warm spring breezes, these crispy coconut cookies couldn't be easier to whip up. notes Aley Thorne from Los Molinos, California. We've enjoyed them for years and now, our grandchildren ask for them in their college care packages, she says.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup crisp rice cereal
1/2 cup flaked coconut
Directions:
1. In a bowl, cream shortening and sugars. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour and baking soda; add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in cereal and coconut.
2. Roll into 24 balls; place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned and set. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks. Yield: 2 dozen.
By RecipeOfHealth.com