Ballpack Cracker Jack Cookies

photo by Doing it Right


- Ready In:
- 23mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
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4 dozen cookies (depending on size)
ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups old-fashioned oatmeal
- 2 cups Rice Krispies
- 1 cup coconut
- 1⁄2 cup nuts, chopped
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and baking soda; set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
- Add flour mixture; mix well.
- Fold in oatmeal, rice krispies, coconut, and nuts.
- Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 8 minutes.
- Cool on wire rack.
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Reviews
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4.75 stars on this one. I don't say this often but these things are honestly addicting! Made them yesterday and when I first tried them, thought they were "missing" something. (Might be because most of the cookies I bake have chocolate ... I'm still pondering this.) Yet I noticed today that whenever I walked by & grabbed one, I always went back at least 3 times (I'm not going to tell you the exact number of times)! These are chewy-slightly crispy and while you taste the peanuts and have a hint of the coconut, no one flavor overpowers the taste. DARNED good to eat!
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Wow! I made these on Christmas Eve to give as presents and the first batch were flat and buttery. I added a total of 1 cup of flour and refrigerated the dough for several hours before baking them...AMAZING! I put them in toboggans for my male cousins. I left out the nuts because I knew some of them didn't like nuts. They all raved about the cookies and 2 of my aunts have even called for the recipe!!! Your recipe wowed a chocoholic family!!!! BIG THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I found a similar recipe on a different site, with a few changes, but basially the same recipe. The other recipe had 1 teaspoon vanilla, a pinch of salt, 1 1/2 cups coconut and 1 1/2 cups chopped salted peanuts. I followed these changes. A wondeful recipe, easy to put together, and baked up so nice. I used my medium sized pampered chief cookie scoop and got the 2 dozen, so the servings were right on. As a side note, the other recipe states that "This is a very old recipe from at least the 30's. the name comes from the old expression meaning 'great'." I thought that was interesting too. Thank you for posting your grandmothers recipe, and I will post a picture too.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Caryn
Hoover, AL
I live in to Jacksonville, FL with my husband, 2 daughters (17 and 11), 4 cats, and 2 dogs. My favorite things to make are cookies/bars and pound cakes. I have had a great time cooking since discovering Recipezaar January 2002.
This is a picture of my youngest cat, Lily. She is my sweet sweet little baby.