Cereal Ranger Cookies

Submitted by BeccaB3c

"Mrs. Edgar Peterson's recipe from the Philathea Cook Book of Elim Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1945."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 50 cookies
• Serves: 50

ingredients

• 1 cup shortening, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal
• 2 cups wheat flakes cereal
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

directions

1. Cream shortening.
2. Add sugar and eggs.
3. Sift flour, salt, soda and baking powder together.
4. Combine ingredients.
5. Drop by spoonfuls on greased cookie sheet.
6. Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees) until done.

Reviews

[BLUE ROSE]

Thanks to Christmas Spelling Bee I chose to make this recipe for the letter R. I found these cookies so easy to make . For a time I found 10 to 13 minutes to be good. Everybody liked how good they came out. Will be making again.

 

[Rose is Rose]

These are really good and I have made them numerous times now. I measure the flakes and then crush them. I have used corn flakes and wheat flakes with equal success! I always line my sheets with parchment. Bec, thank you for posting your recipe! And many thanks to Mrs. Edgar Peterson!

 

[LonghornMama]

Oh, boy, these are delicious! Great for filling the cookie jar. Lots of crunchy stuff in a cookie that's bendably soft but crunchy on the outside. Awesome! with some vanilla ice cream on the side. I made a couple of subs, using butter for shortening and equal parts white whole wheat and all-purpose flour. Used Total flakes. So yummy! Thanks for the recipe!!

 

[L.A. Stewart]

Absolutely fabulous! Thank you for sharing this recipe! LA :-)