Minnesota Mail Carrier Cookies recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup shortening
2 cups packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons warm water
3 eggs
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup chopped dates
½ cup chopped walnuts
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

Nutrition Info

353.6 calories
carbohydrate: 50.3 g
cholesterol: 31 mg
fat: 16 g
fiber: 2.3 g
protein: 4.3 g
saturatedFat: 4.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 101.1 mg
sugar: 31.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).

  2. Dissolve the baking soda in the warm water. Cream the shortening with the brown sugar until light. Stir in the eggs, baking soda mixture, coconut, oatmeal, dates or raisins, nuts and flour. Mix until combined. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto baking sheets.

  3. Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 8 to 10 minutes.

Recipe Yield

3 dozen

Recipe Note

These cookies have a funny name but they sure taste good. Make a plate up for your mail carrier.

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