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Date-nutty Oatmeal Cookies
Author/Submitted by: Woman's Day, Holiday Baking 1994
Servings: 30
Categories:
Cookies
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Desserts
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Nuts
Ingredients: 3/4
cup
vegetable shortening
--butter flavored 1 1/4
cups
light brown sugar, packed 1
egg 1/3
cup
orange juice 1 1/2
teaspoons
vanilla extract 3
cups
rolled oats,
quick-cooking
1
cup
all-purpose flour 1/2
teaspoon
baking soda 1/2
teaspoon
salt 1/4
teaspoon
ground cinnamon 1
cup
sweetened coconut flakes 1
cup
chopped dates 1
cup
chopped nuts,
walnuts or pecans
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees; grease cookie sheets. In
a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat
the shortening, brown sugar, egg, orange juice and vanilla
extract until well blended. In a medium bowl, combine the
oats, flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. With the mixer
on low speed, beat the flour mixture into the shortening
mixture until just blended. Stir in the coconut, dates and
nuts. Drop the dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches
apart onto the prepared cookie sheets. Bake one cookie
sheet at a time for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the cookies
are lightly browned. Cool for 2 minutes on the cookies
sheets. Remove to racks to cool completely.
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