Ingredients

• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 3 cups regular or quick-cooking oats, uncooked
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. salt, optional
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 cup dried sweetened cranberries
• 1/4 cup flaked sweetened coconut
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat together shortening, sugars, water, egg and vanilla until creamy.
2. Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
3. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet or parchment-lined cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes and remove cookies to cookie racks to finish cooling.

Note: When completely cooled, pack cookies in plastic, self-sealing bags. Place the bags of cookies in boxes that are insulated with packing material or newspaper. The package mail stores are helpful with showing you how to securely wrap and package cookies to send overseas.

Makes about 5 dozen.

Source: The Advocate – Baton Rouge, La (From Adapted recipe is from “Froggy Bottom: Louisiana Cuisine — From the Hills to the Bayous” by Faye Crump Brydels and Donna Bolton Jenkins.)

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar(light)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 sticks margarine
• 2 eggs
• 3cups flavored oatmeal
• 1teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 11/2 cup all -purpose flour

Directions

Cream butter,sugar and eggs. Add soda,salt,vanilla and then flour. Mix in oatmeal.Place in freezer for about 30 min. Remove from freezer and roll into wax paper. Line cookie sheet with wax paper.Cut dough in 1in. slices,then cut each slice into 4 pieces and place on cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes.

Ingredients

• 1 tsp. almond OR lemon extract
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 egg whites
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup melted butter

Directions

Makes about 24.

Write fortunes on strips of paper about 3″ X 1/2″; set aside.

Generously grease 2 cookie sheets; set aside.

Combine flour, sugar, and salt; set aside.

Whisk together egg white, vanilla, and extract; whisk in melted butter.

Sift dry mixture into egg mixture and stir to mix.

Pour batter by teaspoonfuls 4″ apart on a cookie sheet; tilt the pan to move the batter into round shapes about 3″ in diameter. Start with only 2 per pan, as cookies need to be hot to shape. As you become better at folding, you can make up to 4 per pan.

Bake in a 400 degree oven for 5 minutes, or until the edges have browned 1/2″ of the way to the center.

Working quickly, remove from oven and scrape off pan with a greased metal spatula; place a fortune in the center of the cookie, fold cookie in half over fortune, then bring the corners of the cookie together.

Place folded cookies in a muffin tin to cool.

Repeat with remaining batter.

Notes: Your first 2-4 cookies are probably going to look awful. Use these to as practice and to sample.

These are really cute for Valentines Day:)

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 cup margarine/butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 box chocolate cake mix
• 2 cups quick oats
• 12 oz. chocolate chips

Directions

Mix first four ingredients and half of the cake mix, then add rest of mix and mix thoroughly. Drop on cookie sheet by tablespoon. Bake at 375 degrees for 9 – 10 minutes.

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• ¾ cup shortening
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup molasses
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons soda
• 2 cups flour

Directions

Cream sugar and shortening. Add egg and molasses, beating well. Sift dry ingredients and add to first mixture. Mix well. Form into balls. Roll in sugar and place on ungreased cookie sheet, allowing room to spread.

Bake in preheated 325-degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes. Do not overbake.