Ingredients
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1 cup margarine
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1 cup canola oil or 1 cup a good vegetable oil
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1 cup granulated sugar
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1 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
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2 large eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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4 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon cream of tartar
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 cup Grape-nuts cereal
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1/2 cup Rice Krispies
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1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
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1/2 cup shredded coconut, unsweetened
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1/2 cup long thread coconut, sweetened
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1 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a mixing bowl, cream margarine, oil, granulated sugar and brown sugar.
- Add eggs, vanilla extract and beat well.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, cream of tartar and baking soda.
- Stir flour mixture into creamed mixture.
- Stir in grape-nuts cereal, rice krispie cereal, rolled oats, both coconut and chopped pecan nuts; mix well to incorporate.
- Drop by tablespoons on an ungreased baking sheet; flatten slightly with a fork.
- Bake in preheated 350 F oven on lower rack for 5 minutes.
- Move to middle rack and finish baking, about 5 to 8 minutes longer or until lightly browned.
- Remove from baking sheet and cool on wire racks.