Dad’s Cookies

By YMyhre

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt
• 2 cups oats
• 2 cups medium coconut

Preparation

Step 1

Cream the shortening and sugar. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to the creamed mixture a part at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the oats and coconut. Form into balls about the size of golf balls and put on a greased sheet about 3 inches apart. Flatten

Bake at 350 degrees for 12 – 15 minutes