Coconut, Cranberry, White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Submitted by Linh 2

"I saw someone else with somewhat of a similar recipe and I tweaked everything. It's much healthier than the recipe I looked at originally. Make sure to take out the cookies immediately when they are ready. If they stay in the oven, they will quickly become too hard."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Yields: 40 cookies
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 3⁄4 cup light brown sugar
• 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 egg whites
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 cup butter (I used a little less than that... like 1/3ish)
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup wheat flour
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 cup shredded coconut
• 1⁄2 cup cranberries
• 1⁄2 cup white chocolate chips

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Cream shortening, butter, and the sugars.
3. Add eggs and vanilla then blend well.
4. In a new bowl, mix all of the dry ingredients except for the coconut.
5. Mix the coconut.
6. Combine the two bowls by mixing with a spoon.
7. Roll one inch balls of dough onto a greased cookie sheet (1" apart).
8. Baking for 9-10 minutes on the top rack until golden brown (the circumference of the cookies will look darker than the inside).