Ingredients
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1 cup shortening (part butter)
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1/2 cup brown sugar
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1/2 cup white sugar
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1 teaspoon almond extract or 1 teaspoon coconut extract
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2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon cream of tartar
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1 cup desiccated coconut (Do not use flaked. As NOTED in the preamble you may use the fine coconut readily found in the baking)
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1 egg, beaten
Instructions
- Cream shortening with sugar.
- Add beaten egg and extract.
- Sift flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and add gradually to creamed mixture.
- Add the fine dessicated coconut and mix throughly.
- Roll into small balls, put on a greased cookie sheet, press down with a fork.
- Bake for 15 minutes at 325, cookie should be nicely colored.
- A reminder that ovens vary, so do watch your cookies!
- Yield will depend on the size cookie you make, so mine is a general yield for amount of flour used.