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Mom's Coconut Cookies

By: Shirley Secrest

"Mom worked hard to keep us fed during the Depression, and there was never a day we went hungry. These cookies could always be found in the cookie jar."

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Prep Time:
10 Min

Cook Time:
5 Min

Ready In:
15 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 27 servings

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup flaked coconut

Directions

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Stir in coconut. Shape into two 3-1/2-in. rolls; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm. Unwrap and cut into 1/8-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 425 degrees F for 5-7 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.