Carrot Cookies

3/4 C butter
1/4 C coconut oil
3/4 C brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 C whole wheat pastry flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 Cup mashed cooked carrots

Cream together butter, oil and sugar. Add remaining ingredients. Drop by tablespoon onto cookie sheet and bake for 10- 12 min. at 350. When cool ice with following.

Icing
2 C Powdered Sugar
3 Tbs. orange juice
1/4 C melted butter
1 tsp grated orange rind.

Chewy Coconut Cookies

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
1 cup chocolate chips
Chopped walnuts if your kids will let you!

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.) Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
In a medium bowl, cream the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and vanilla until light and fluffy. Gradually blend in the flour mixture, then mix in the coconut. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Cookies should be about 3 inches apart.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly toasted, (12 min for me) Cool on wire racks.
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YUMMY WHOLE GRAIN oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 Cups packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 c butter (I use 1/2 C butter, 1/2 C Coconut oil)
1 3/4 C flour (any kind)I use the 4 grain mix found in the bread section of this site.
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3 c quick oats or if using rolled oats blend in blender before adding.
1 C chocolate chips
1 C coconut
1/2 C chopped walnuts
Cream the brown sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla in a Bosch. Switch to the dough hook and blend in the flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir in the rolled oats, chocolate chips, coconut and nuts. Then drop by spoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350 for 8-10 min or until done. For some reason it takes mine about 14 min.

Sugar Cookies

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1 cup butter
2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tarter

In a large bowl mix first 5 ingredients until creamy. Next mix the 4 remaining ingredients and add to the creamed mixture. Chill dough for 2 hrs if possible, it will be easier to work with. Roll out dough and cut into desired shapes. Bake at 350 for 8-10 min. Do not over bake. Cookies will be soft at first and then harden as they cool.

Ginger Snaps

3/4 C shortening
1 C brown sugar
1 egg
1/4 C molasses
1 tsp cinnamon
2 1/4 C flour
2 tsp soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cloves
1 tsp ginger

Beat shortening, brown sugar, egg, and molasses well. Stir in flour, soda, salt, cloves, cinnamon, and ginger. Roll into balls the size of walnuts. Dip in sugar and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Sprinkle each cookie with 2-3 drops of water. Bake at 375 for 10-12 min.