RICE CEREAL EVERYDAY COOKIES

Rice Cereal Everyday Cookies image

Provided by Elaine Douglas

Categories Cookies

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 c. butter
1 c. vegetable oil
1 c. granulated sugar
1 c. firm-packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
3 ½ c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp cream of tartar or 3 tsp lemon juice or 3 tsp vinegar
1 tsp soda
1 tsp salt
1 c. crisp rice cereal
1 c. quick cooking oats (not instant)
1 c. unsweetened medium coconut
½ c. chopped pecans

Steps:

1. Cream butter, oil and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
2. Combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; stir into butter mixture.
3. Stir in rice cereal, oats, coconut and nuts. Drop by teaspoonful's on ungreased baking sheet, flatten slightly.
4. Bake at 350 º F. on lower shelf of oven for five minutes. Move to middle of oven and finish baking until lightly browned, about five minutes. Remove from sheets and cool. Makes six dozen crisp cookies.