Ingredients
20 servings
- •¾ cup white sugar
- •½ cup vegetable shortening
- •1 egg
- •½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- •1 cup sifted all purpose flour
- •2 tablespoons sifted all purpose flour
- •1 teaspoon baking powder
- •¼ teaspoon salt
- •1 cup flaked coconut
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.
- With an electric mixer, cream together the sugar, vegetable shortening, egg, and vanilla extract in a bowl until light and fluffy. Sift 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons of flour together with the baking powder and salt in a bowl, and stir the flour mixture into the creamed mixture; mix in the coconut until thoroughly combined. Drop the dough by teaspoons onto the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven until very lightly browned, about 10 minutes; allow cookies to cool on sheets for about 1 minute before removing to finish cooling on baking racks.
Nutritional Facts
Per 20 servings
- Calories: 121
- Carbohydrate: 15g
- Fat: 7g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Sugar: 9g