Crispy, delicious oatmeal cookies.
Ingredients
- shortening: 0.5 cup
- white sugar: 0.5 cup
- packed brown sugar: 0.5 cup
- egg: 1 piece
- vanilla extract: 0.5 tsp
- all-purpose flour: 1 cup
- baking powder: 0.5 tsp
- baking soda: 0.5 tsp
- salt: 0.5 tsp
- rolled oats: 0.75 cup
- flaked coconut: 0.5 cup (optional)
- miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips: 0.5 cup (optional)
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
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In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, white sugar and brown sugar. Mix in the egg and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into the batter until well blended. Mix in the oats, coconut and chocolate chips until evenly distributed. Roll dough into walnut sized balls and place 2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets.
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Bake for 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are lightly browned.
