AMMONIA COOKIES

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Jenan Madden, the manager of a book store in Seattle, shared this recipe with The Times. She acquired it as a child from a favorite baby sitter. "The taste is great," she said. "And it's fun telling people what they are called." (Ammonia cookies are in fact made with ammonium carbonate, a form of baking soda, not cleaning ammonia, which is poisonous.)

Provided by Dena Kleiman

Categories dessert

Time 30m

Yield 48 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 cup butter, at room temperature
1 cup solid vegetable shortening
2 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup shredded coconut
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking ammonia, crushed (see note)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix butter and shortening. Add sugar, coconut, flour and baking ammonia. Mix well. Form into small balls about the size of a walnut. Flatten with a fork. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 11 minutes, or until cookies turn light brown.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 152, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 17 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 54 milligrams, Sugar 11 grams, TransFat 1 gram