It's almost Christmas which means there is lots of cookie baking going on in my house. This year I finally tried out a recipe that some of my aunts, cousins and other family members have made for years. These Ranger cookies are so soft and good - they have coconut, oatmeal, Wheaties and chocolate chips. I made one recipe using softened butter, and wanted to use up more of the ingredients so I made a second recipe using Crisco. Both came out delicious but were a bit different - the ones with butter were more spread out and flat and the ones with Crisco were more round (kept their shape more). You can use whatever you have on hand. I personally like baking with Crisco in certain types of cookies (chocolate chip, for example). I used a medium cookie scoop to portion out the dough so all of my cookies would be about the same size. This is an easy and delicious cookie recipe that you should definitely try!
Ranger Cookies
1 cup margarine or butter, softened or Crisco
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups coconut
2 cups oatmeal
2 cups Wheaties
1 cup chocolate chips or raisins (optional)
Preheat oven to 375°.
Mix together the margarine and sugars until creamy, then add the eggs. Add the flour, salt and baking soda – mix until everything is well incorporated. Add the coconut, oatmeal and Wheaties. Stir chocolate chips in last.
Drop by rounded tablespoon onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375° for 10 minutes.
Yield: Approximately 4 dozen cookies.
NOTE: Do not double the recipe or it does not come out right!
Using butter or margarine will make the cookies come out more flat and spread out. Using Crisco will make them more round in shape. Both taste delicious!
