Butterscotch Coconut Cookies
Ingredients
1 cup butter or part shortening
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups shredded coconut
4 cups sifted flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar
½ tsp salt
Instructions
Cream butter or other fat with sugar until light and fluffy. Add coconut and mix well. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well. Add sifted dry ingredients with nuts and mix thoroughly. Shape into rolls. Slice thin and bake on ungreased cookie sheets at 400 degrees 8 – 10 minutes.
Notes
For Butterscotch Chocolate Nut Cookies, add 3 squares unsweetened melted chocolate to fat and sugar mixture. Omit coconut and add 1 cup chopped nuts. Bake as above.
Recipe Yield
Makes about 15 dozen cookies! 1x
Cookie Category: Refrigerator
Difficulty: ★ ★ ☆ ☆
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