Recipe - Date-Nutty Oatmeal Cookies

Three fourths cup Vegetable shortening
Butter flavored
1 One fourth cup Light brown sugar, packed
1 Egg
1/3 cup Orange juice
1 One half teaspoon Vanilla extract
3 cup Rolled oats
Quickcooking
1 cup Allpurpose flour
One half teaspoon Baking soda
One half teaspoon Salt
One fourth teaspoon Ground cinnamon
1 cup Sweetened coconut flakes
1 cup Chopped dates
1 cup Chopped nuts walnuts or
Pecans

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.

Recipe By : Woman's Day, Holiday Baking 1994

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