Best Mimis Favorite Ranger Cookies Recipes

RANGER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in oats, cereal and coconut., Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, 7-9 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

MIMI'S FAVORITE RANGER COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. Cream sugar, brown sugar, butter and vanilla. Add eggs 1 at a time, mixing well between each.
• 2. Combine flour, soda, baking powder and salt. Stir into sugar, butter and egg mixture. Then, by hand, stir in oatmeal, coconut, rice cereal and pecans.
• 3. Drop by tablespoonsful onto greased cookie sheets and bake for 10 minutes. Remove and let set a minute then remove to wire rack to cool. Repeat until all dough is cooked. I usually re-spray the cookie sheet between batches. The dough can get really sticky.

BEST RANGER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375*.Grease several baking sheets or use nonstick spray.
• In a medium bowl, thorougly stir flour, baking powder,baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat together the butter and shortening until lightened. Add the brown sugar and sugar and beat until fluffy and smooth. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until evenly incorporated. Beat or stir in flour mixture until evenly incorporated. Stir in the oats, corn flakes, pecans and coconut until evenly incorporated.
• Let the dough stand for 5-10 minutes or until firmed up again.
• Shape portions of dough into generous golf ball sized with lightly greased hands. Place on baking sheets, spacing about 3" apart. Using your hand, pat down the balls until about 1/3" thick.
• Bake the cookies, one sheet at a time, in the upper third of the oven for 8-11 minutes or until tinged with brown and just beginning to firm up in the centers, be careful not to overbake.
• Transfer the sheet to a wire rack and let stand until the cookies firm up slightly, about 3 minutes.
• Using a spatula, transfer the cookies to wire rack and cool completely -- Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 1 month.

DELICIOUS RANGER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream together butter and sugars.
• Add eggs and vanilla.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add flour mixture to sugar mixture.
• Stir in oats, cornflakes, chocolate chips, coconut and nuts.
• Drop teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets.
• Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.