Mrs. Carlson's Everyday Cookies

This recipe comes from a wonderful lady who lived down the street from me when I was growing up. She went to our church so I often saw her. My family lived on a cul-de-sac and I remember my sisters and I traveling down to visit her. Her children were long since grown and I think she appreciated the visits as much as we kids did. She would feed us these cookies and fortunately she passed the recipe to my mother. It's been more than twenty years since we lived on that street. However, we still see Ms. Carlson at church. She was there to see my older sister married and the baptism of our family's first grandchild. She is now in her late 80's and I fear time is short. Yet I hope that perhaps a new generation will appreciate the cookies she set out with care for her special guests, the three sisters from up the road. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did/do.

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Yields: 24-48 cookies

Ingredients

• 1  cup white sugar
• 1  cup brown sugar
• 1  cup butter or 1  cup margarine
• 1  cup  vegetable oil
• 1  cup  Rice Krispies
• 1  cup coconut
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 3 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1  egg
• 1  cup quick-cooking oatmeal

Directions

1. Mix all ingredients together.
2. Chill dough for 1 hour.
3. Roll dough into a ball (desired size of cookie).
4. Flatten with the bottom of a glass dipped in granulated sugar.
5. Sprinkle cookies with desired color of sugar depending on season.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.