COCONUT / OATMEAL LACE COOKIES

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Simple to make and really good! This wafer thin cookie is both crispy and a bit chewy, with just a hint of orange rind flavor. They disappear very quickly I might add, leaving you craving more! Unknown where it originally came from.

Provided by llk2day

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 35m

Yield 5 Dozen, 60 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

3/4 cup sifted flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup shortening, softened (no substitute)
2 eggs
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 teaspoons orange rind, grated
1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oatmeal, uncooked
1 cup moist coconut, shredded (loose)

Steps:

  • Mix flour and salt together in a mixing bowl and set aside.
  • In mixer bowl blend thoroughly together shortening, eggs, sugar, vanilla and orange rind.
  • Add to the flour and salt mixture and blend well.
  • Fold in oats and coconut.
  • Drop teaspoonful size amounts onto very lightly greased cookie sheets, allowing 2 inches between each cookie.
  • Flatten thin with a knife which has been dipped in ice water.
  • Bake in a preheated 375 degree Fahrenheit oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until brown around the edges.
  • Remove quickly from cookie sheet and cool on paper towels.
  • Note: Cookies will crisp up when completly cooled.
  • Do not store in tightly sealed container.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 59.6, Fat 4.2, SaturatedFat 1.3, Cholesterol 7, Sodium 22.1, Carbohydrate 5, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 2.4, Protein 0.7

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