I think this is a 1940’s or 1950’s recipe from the Los Angeles Unified School District. I know I grew-up eat these at home and I like these year- round.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 eggs, well beaten
- 2 cups flour, sifted
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 2 cups cornflakes
- ½ cup shredded coconut
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In mixing bowl, cream butter with granulated sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time.
- Sift flour with baking powder, salt and baking soda.
- Add flour mixture into butter mixture.
- Add in vanilla, oats, cornflakes, coconut, chocolate chips and walnuts and stir until blended.
- On an ungreased cookie sheet, drop tablespoon-sized balls on to cookie sheet.
- Bake 10 to 12 minute. Cookies should be slightly soft when removed from oven.
- Let cool briefly on cookie sheet, then transfer to rack to cool completely.
* Make approx. 2-dozen cookies.
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