Aloha Cookies

I made these about ten years ago...then lost the recipe. I finally found it trapped in one of my old recipe books!

• Ready In: 22 mins
• Serves: 36

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups  firmly packed light brown sugar
• 3⁄4 cup  Butter Flavor Crisco
• 1  large egg
• 2  tablespoons  orange juice
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  lemon extract
• 3  cups quick oats, uncooked
• 1  cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 (8 ounce) can  crushed pineapple in juice, WELL DRAINED
• 1  cup flaked coconut
• 1  cup  chopped  macadamia nuts, I've used chopped pecans..just as good

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F Lightly grease/spray cookie sheets.
2. Place brown sugar, shortening, egg, orange juice, vanilla extract and lemon extract in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.
3. Combine oats, flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon in a separate bowl. Add to shortening mixture; beat at low speed just until blended.
4. Stir in pineapple, coconut and chopped nuts.
5. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonsful 2-inches apart onto lightly greased cookie sheets.
6. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies are just lightly browned.
7. Do not overbake.
8. Cool 2 minutes before removing to cooling racks to cool completely.