American: UTK_Coookies_1
INGREDIENTS and PROPORTIONS:Cream together:
1 cup shortening (I use Weight Watcher's Reduced Calorie Margarine!)
1/4 cup peanut butter (I recommend the non-sugared kind)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
Add:
1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups rolled oats (I use the 5-min variety)
1-2 cups chocolate chips (I use 2 cups semi-sweet - ummmm!)
1 cup nuts (I use pecan pieces - don't get them crushed, or the extra
oil will make greasy cookies)
1 cup shredded or flaked coconut
PROCEDURE:(The nuts were listed as optional and I added the coconut myself, but
I really love them there! You could also add things like m&m's, or
raisons (I don't care for raisons in cookies, but you might). I've
always wanted to try banana chips.)
Mix well. Drop by teaspoonfuls on greased cookie sheet (I use pam).
Bake at 375 degrees for approx. 10 min.
Notes.
TIME-CONSUMING: bake 8 - 10 minutes
DIFFICULTY RATE: Fair
COMMENTS:
My aunt found this recipe in an Amish book called something like
"Eating Well When The Whole World Is Starving," and although I thought
a cookie recipe was a bit odd for a book like that, they are about the
healthiest a cookie is ever likely to get.
They are also very easy to make (no blending, sifting, rolling, etc.)
and extrememly delicious. I get rave reviews and recipe requests whenever
I make them.
Contributor Information
Name: - rene
Email address: jics@cranbery.cs.utk.edu