Coconut Gumdrop Cookies

Yield: Makes 5 dozen.

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening; 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar; 2 cups sifted flour; 1 teaspoon soda; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 cup Gumdrops; 2 cups Rolled oats
• 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 eggs
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1 “ Gumdrops (omit black ones)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Cream shortening; add brown and white sugar and beat well.
2. Sift dry ingredients together and add to creamed mixture alternately with beaten eggs.
3. Add coconut + gumdrops which have been cut into small bits.
4. Add rolled oats and vanilla and mix well.
5. Shape into small balls and press with the tines of a fork.
6. Bake on a greased cookie sheet in a moderate oven (350°F) 15 minutes.

Timing

• 15 minutes

Temperature

• (350°F)

Equipment

• mixing bowls, measuring tools, mixer or beating utensil, sifter, gumdrop-cutting tools, shaping tools, fork, greased cookie sheet, and oven

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