Aunt Imogene's Cherry Coconut Cookies
This old recipe combines cherries and coconut in a thin chewy cookie
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup spry shortening
- 2 eggs
- 2½ cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup maraschino cherries chopped
- 1 cup shredded coconut sweetened
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream together sugars, shortening, and eggs by hand
- Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt. You may need to mix with hands.
- Once dough comes together, mix in cherries and coconut
- Pinch off dough to form 2 tbsp dough into balls and place at least 2 inches apart on baking sheet (the cookies will spread)
- Bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes
- Allow to cool on pan before transferring to wire rack