Cereal Cookies

This recipe was passed down from my Great Grandma Crawford. It is a simple cookie that goes great with coffee or hot chocolate on a cold winter's day. I've baked them with both butter or Crisco. The butter version is a flatter cookie, similar to the ones my Grandma made. Enjoy these cookies, they are a real treat from my childhood.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 18
• Yields: 3 dozen

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter or 1  cup shortening
• 1  cup white sugar
• 1  cup brown sugar
• 2  eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 2  cups flour
• 1  cup  crispy rice cereal
• 1  cup  crushed  corn flakes
• 2  cups old-fashioned oatmeal
• 1  cup  shredded coconut

Directions

1. Mix brown sugar and white sugar in the mixer.
2. Add butter, beaten eggs, and vanilla. Mix well.
3. Mix four,baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Add to sugar mixture, mix well.
4. Add oatmeal, crushed cornflakes, Rice Crispy cereal, and coconut. (When I do this in my mixer the batter is very thick.).
5. Spoon on a cookie sheet and flatten a little with a fork or spoon.
6. Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes.