Recipe and source notes

Junk Cookies

10 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon soda
  • 3/4 cup soft shortening
  • 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 cups quick cooking oatmeal
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup nuts
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 cup coconut

Make it step by step

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift flour, salt and soda together. Beat shortening, sugars, egg, water and vanilla together until creamy. Add flour mixture, blending well. Stir in oats, raisins, nuts, chocolate chips and coconut. Drop by teaspoonsful onto greased cookie sheets. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Makes about 5 dozen cookies. They freeze very well.

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Adapted from Foodista by Anonymous, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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