Aunt Myrtles Coconut Oat Cookies Recipes

AUNT MYRTLE'S COCONUT OAT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in coconut, oats and walnuts., Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until light brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

OLD FASHIONED COCONUT OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together butter, sugars; add egg and mix thoroughly.
• Add flour, oats, wheat germ, coconut, baking powder and baking soda. Mix well.
• Stir in raisins.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased baking sheets. Flatten slightly with floured fork.
• Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until golden.

GRANDMOTHER'S OATMEAL COCONUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat brown sugar, white sugar, and butter together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add 1 egg one at a time, allowing the first to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next with the vanilla.
• Stir flour, baking soda, salt, and baking powder together in a bowl. Beat into the butter mixture until just incorporated into a dough. Fold oats, crispy rice cereal, and coconut into the dough; mixing just enough to evenly combine.
• Drop cookie dough by teaspoonful onto baking sheets.
• Bake in preheated oven until browned, 8 to 9 minutes. Cool cookies slightly on baking sheets before moving to cooling racks to cool completely.

AUNTIE EM'S KITCHEN OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
• In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl with a hand mixer, cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. With the mixer running, add the eggs, one at a time, until each is incorporated. Stir in the vanilla extract.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the oats, flour, wheat germ, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
• With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the dry ingredients until just combined. Gently fold in the raisins.
• Line several baking sheets with parchment paper. Scoop one-fourth cup dough for each cookie and slightly flatten them, leaving 2 inches between each cookie (they will spread). Slightly flatten the top of each cookie and bake one tray at a time, on the center rack, for consistent baking and coloring. The cookies will be done when set and lightly colored and the edges are slightly browned, 12 to 15 minutes.

AUNT GAIL'S OATMEAL LACE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the vanilla and almond extracts. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into the butter mixture. Finally, mix in the rolled oats.
• Roll dough into balls about 1 inch in diameter. Place the dough balls about 3 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheet. Dip the bottom of a glass in water and then in sugar, use this to flatten down the cookies. Sugar the glass as needed. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, cookies should be slightly browned. Store in an airtight container.