coconut raisin drop cookies for 100 by freda

Ingredients For coconut raisin drop cookies for 100 by freda

• 4 lg

  eggs, beaten well
• 1 lb

  shortening (crisco)
• 2 1/4 Cups

  molasses =( 1lb-8oz)
• 2 cups

  water
• 2 3/4 qts

  flour, wheat, or pastry & all sifted =(2lbs 8oz)
• 1 lb

  granulated sugar =( 2 1/4 cups)
• 6 TBS

  milk, (nonfat dry milk)= 1 3/4 oz)
• 1 3/4 TBS

  baking powder
• 3 Cups

  coconut, prepared sweetened chopped flaked =( 8oz bags)
• 3 Cups

  raisins, washed and stems removed and drained.= (1 lb)
• 1 Qt

  chopped nuts ( optional) = (1 lb)
• TIP: RECIPE MAY BE CUT IN 1/2
• TIP: DATES (CHOPPED) CAN BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE RAISINS.
• TIP: CANDIED CHERRIES, RED & GREEN (CHOPPED) CAN BE USED FOR HOLIDAY BAKING