Just The Best Cookies

This cookie recipe is one my mom used when baking holiday goodies. I ran across the hand-written recipe the other day, with all the spots of oil and other ingredients that had splattered on it over the years, and decided to make them for a few of our neighbors and friends. The ingredients are fairly common so chances are, you already have most of them on hand. This makes a lot of batter so make sure you use a really big bowl.

JUST THE BEST COOKIES –

Ingredients:

1 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 cup vegetable oil

1 cup rolled oats

1 cup Rice Krispies or Corn Flakes (feel free to use the store brand to keep costs down)

1/2 cup coconut

1 cup chopped pecans

3 1/2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla

confection sugar for dusting (you can use a bit of cinnamon too if you like)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add egg and blend. Add vegetable oil, stirring until blended in.

Add oats, cereal, coconut and nuts; stir well until mixed.

Add flour, soda, salt, and vanilla; mix well.

Form into balls about 1 inch. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten cookies with fork dipped in water.

Bake 12 minutes. Allow to cool 2 minutes before moving to cooling rack. Sprinkle with confection sugar and/or cinnamon.

Makes about 8 dozen cookies.