Ranger Cookies

Start to Finish: 35 minutes

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
1 cup coconut
1 cup raisins, dried cherries, dried cranberries, or mixed dried fruit bits

Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl beat butter with electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, and baking soda. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in egg and vanilla until combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir i9n any remaining flour. Stir in rolled oats, coconut, and raisins.
2) Drop dough by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light brown and centers are set. Cool on cookie sheet 1 minute. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.

Servings: 48 cookies

Notes: We make cookies with Katie often and while looking for something besides sugar cookies we came across this recipe and had all of the ingredients. Of course we used dried cranberries since they are so good. Everyone loved the cookies and we will definitely make these again. Yummy! The cookbook says that "these energy packed cookies are ideal for a late-afternoon snack. Take them on long hikes and car trips to keep the munchies at bay." Sounds good to me!

Variations: Big Ranger Cookies- Prepare as above, except use a 1/3-cup measure or scoop to drop mounds of dough 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Press into 3-inch circles. Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 10-12 minutes or until edges are light brown and centers are set. Cool on cookie sheet for a minute and then transfer to wore rack to cool. Makes about ten cookies.

Estimated Price: $6.00

Cookbook: Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook
Nutrition Facts per serving: 355 cal., 15 g total fat (9 g sat. fat), 47 mg chol., 162 mg sodium, 53 g carbo., 3 g fiber, 5 g pro. Daily Values: 6% vit. A, 1% vit. C, 3% calcium, 9% iron