effie's coconut cookies

Name: Effie's Coconut Cookies
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) sugar; 1 cup(s) shortening; 1 - egg; 1 teaspoon(s) almond extract; 1 1/2 cup(s) flour; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 cup(s) flaked coconut

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62 Pinches

Gena S

Sweet Home, OR

Updated on Jun 18, 2013

These were a favorite cookie my grandmother made back in the 60's. They are moist and yummy. You can even put a cherry on top when you bake them, and they just fly off of the plate.

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cook time 15 Min

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yield 5 dozen

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 cup shortening
1 - egg
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups flaked coconut

How To Make effie's coconut cookies

Step 1

Cream together sugar, shortening, egg and almond extract. Add flour and salt and mix well. Fold in coconut. shape into one inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten with fork. Bake at 325 degree oven for 15 to 18 minutes. The edges will be slightly golden.
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