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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Wowzers...You Have To Try This (Even If You Dislike Some Ingredients)

After getting shredded coconut at the store, I cannot remember why I bought it in the first place. It is one of those things that I normally do NOT buy since I cannot stand the texture or taste or something. I love looking for good recipes (especially ones that tempt my sweet tooth); I googled for a recipe that had coconut in it (hopefully to hide the taste well enough that I would not notice that it is there). I found the perfect recipe. Ranger Cookies. Ever heard of them? I had but never bothered trying them since I rarely have all the ingredients for them. Even though it is not the original reason I bought the coconut (or at least I don't think it was), I had to try them. I have a hard time just eating one at a time especially with a glass of cold milk.

Examining the "snow" (coconut)

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Ranger Cookies

1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 t vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1/2 t baking powder
1 t baking soda
2 cups oatmeal
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup butterscotch chips

Preheat oven to 350 and grease cookie sheets.
Cream together sugars and shortening. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, baking powder and baking soda; gradually add. Stir in remaining ingredients. Drop on to cookie sheets. Smush slightly with hand.
Bake 7-9 minutes until golden brown.
Yield: 6 dozen


2 comments:

  1. Oh yes, we grew up on these cookies. Your grandma "D" was good at keeping the cookie jar full. Those were thw days when cookies were not restricted!

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  2. Those sound sooooo good!! I so want to bake cookies today and I think these are the ones!! I have a similar recipe called "One Cup Cookies" ...there might be rice krispies in those though!

    Thanks for stopping by for the drawing!
    God bless!

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