The Farmer Family Cookbook

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This is the easy cookie recipe my children started their cooking debut with. It is an easy, almost instant cookie recipe. Even the boys could handle it.

Ingredients

• 20.0833333333333 cups sugar
• .50.0208333333333 cup milk
• .50.0208333333333 cup shortening
• 30.125 tbsp cocoa
• .50.0208333333333 tsp salt
• 30.125 cups quick oatmeal
• 10.0416666666667 tsp vanilla
• .50.0208333333333 cup chopped nuts
• 10.0416666666667 cup coconut

Steps

1. Combine sugar, milk, shortening, cocoa and salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add the quick oatmeal, vanilla, chopped nuts, and coconut. Drop by spoonfuls on wax paper.
2. Annie Crites makes these but uses margarine instead of shortening and add 1/2 cup peanut butter, as well.