Best Meemaws Flying Saucer Oatmeal Cookies Recipes

FLYING SAUCERS

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Hearty cookie with oats, coconut and wheat flakes cereal. Great for a snack.

Provided by TITANIA

Categories Desserts Cookies Oatmeal Cookie Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 cup shortening
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups rolled oats
2 cups whole wheat flake cereal
1 cup flaked coconut

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the baking powder, baking soda and oats; stir into the sugar mixture. Fold in the wheat cereal, and coconut. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets. Flatten slightly with a fork.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until light brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 124 calories, Carbohydrate 15 g, Cholesterol 10.3 mg, Fat 6.9 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 1.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 95.1 mg, Sugar 10.5 g

FLYING SAUCERS OATMEAL COOKIES

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1952 City School Ranger Cookies (Flying Saucers)

Provided by Cookie Madness

Categories Dessert

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

2 cups sifted all-purpose flour (240 grams, don't have to sift if you weigh)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
8 oz unsalted butter (at room temperature**)
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar (packed)
2 large eggs (well beaten)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups rolled oats
2 cups cornflakes
1/2 cup coconut (toasted)
1 1/2 cup chocolate chips (original recipe used only 1/2 cup)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (use more nuts for a less sweet cookie)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine pre-sifted flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda into a mixing bowl; set aside.
Cream butter and both sugars with an electric mixer; Add eggs and vanilla and beat until mixed.
Stir flour mixture into butter mixture, then stir in oats, cornflakes, coconut, chocolate chips and nuts.
Scoop up big tablespoons of dough and shape into balls. Place on parchment lined cookies sheets, spacing 3 inches apart, and flatten lightly with palm of hand so they'll cook evenly.
Bake cookies for 12-15 minutes or until edges are browned and centers appear set.

FLYING SAUCER COOKIES

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Those of us old enough will remember these from school. This recipe was from my aunt who was a "lunch lady"! She passed the recipe on to me in 1965.

Provided by Bev Hale

Categories Cookies

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

3 c flour
2 c sugar
1/4 c dried milk
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp allspice, ground
1 tsp cinnamon
1 c shortening
1/2 c honey
2 eggs
1/4 c water
3 1/3 c rolled oats. for best results do not use quick cooking oats.
3/4 c raisens

Steps:

1. Cream shortening with sugar. Add eggs.
2. Mix dry (except oats) ingredients together and add to creamed mixture. Add honey and water.
3. Fold in oats and raisens. Drop by large spoonful - you want these big, onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.