Orange Slice Cookies

Robin
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Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups oatmeal
1 cut up orange slices candies (cut fine)
2 cups flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup coconut
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. milk

Directions

Cut up orange slices and add a little sugar and flour over chunks and mix so they won't stick together. Cream sugar, shortening. Add beaten eggs, vanilla and milk. Add rest of dry ingredients.

Bake at 350 degrees F. for 10-12 minutes.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Archive: Orange Slice Cookies

June 8, 2009

Ingredients

2 cups packed light brown sugar
1 cup sugar
2 cups shortening
1 1/2 tsp. soda
3 eggs
20 candy orange slices, chopped

1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
1 can coconut
3 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
3 cups oatmeal

Directions

Cream brown sugar, sugar and shortening together in bowl. Dissolve soda in 3 tablespoons water. Add soda, eggs, candy, pecans and coconut to creamed ingredients, mixing well. Sift flour and baking powder together. add to batter, mixing well. Stir in oatmeal. Shape into roll. Chill wrapped, for several hours. Slice to desired thickness. Bake at 325 degrees F for 10-15 minutes. Note: May be frozen.

By Robin from Washington, IA

Answers:

Orange Slice Cookies

As I am in Australia I don't know about cans of coconut. Can you tell me if this is dessicated coconut and how much it is in weight. It sounds like an interesting recipe. (08/18/2008)

By Janine