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Coconut Oatmeal Cookies | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | these were my favorite #cookies growing up. #OatmealCookies with #coconut are so delicious! Every bite will have you drooling. Great for #tailgating parties, potlucks or #ChristmasCookieExchanges. #dessert #CoconutOatmealCookies #Fall #FallBaking

Coconut Oatmeal Cookies

Teresa Ambra
These delightful cookies are a childhood favorite of mine. Coconut and oatmeal go so well together in this fantastic dessert. Great for holiday baking, tailgating parties, potlucks and backyard barbecues. Every bite will have your mouth watering.
3.48 from 121 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 40
Calories 127 kcal

Equipment

  • 3 18x26" cookie sheet pans
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 electric mixer
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 spatula

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup coconut
  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1 cup Crisco shortening NO Substitutes
  • 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oatmeal
  • 3 large eggs beaten
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour bleached flour toughens baked goods
  • 1 cup granulated sugar

Instructions
 

  • Cream shortening, sugars, eggs, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda and salt with an electric mixer until smooth.
  • Add flour, coconut and oatmeal, and stir with a wooden spoon to combine.
  • Bake for 15 minutes at 375°.
  • Rotate cookie sheets on oven racks every six minutes of baking time.
  • Cool completely.

Notes

NOTE: You cannot substitute butter for shortening in this recipe or the cookies will run together.
 
NOTE: My oven cooked these cookies in 6 minutes, so watch your time!
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 127kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 103mgPotassium: 33mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 20IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 16mgIron: 1mg
Keyword coconut, cookie, dessert, oatmeal
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