Show iff 4 wf ochs prepared by roosevelt standard betty crocker home service department COCONUT COOKIES TWO STYLES both are arc drop cookies but the first is shaggy with a covering of 0 white coconut elings while the gie second has that bumpy out vard ard appearance which bespeaks arl an interior well furnished with chopped nuts and raisins as well as coconut they are a convenient pair to have on hand since une calls for either coconut milk ilk or sweet milk while the ot other or specifies sour milk or buttermilk buttera ak the first of these coco coconut ut cookies is the more dressy of the lie t vo it is covered with a confect tio ners sugar icing and then libel bially ally coated with the shaggy coconut here is the recipe fresh coconut drol dro cookies coolder 12 1 2 cup shortening 2 cups sugar 2 eggs 3 12 1 2 cups all purpose flour i tsp asp baking powder 1 1 cup coconut milk 12 1 2 cup chopped citron 1 12 1 2 cups grated fresh ur moist canned coconut cream shortening add sugar gradually and cream well ald A ld beaten eggs sift flour once belore measuring sift flour and baking powder together and add alternately with coconut milk add citron and coconut drop by spoonfuls poon fuls on greased cooky sheet or pan bake until delicately brown blown around the edges 10 minutes in a moderately hot oven deg F when cookies come from oven drop a little confect loners tio ners sugar and milk icing on each one and sprinkle with grated fresh coconut this will make 4 dozen cookies confectioners Confection ers sugar and milk icing add a few tablespoons of milk to confection rs sugar until it will spread aas ase a thin coating of this over cookies while they are still still warm sprinkle coconut over be lore ore icing hardens find instead of grating gratin 9 the coconut a long and tedious job that you can put it through the medium knife of the food chopper and thereby save yourself much time the other coconut cooky recipe is the more utilitarian it makes a delicious tasting fruity drop cooky the kind you like to navo nave on hand in the cooky jar for general fail family lily use here is the recipe lecile coconut drop cookes cooke with or canned shredded coconut 14 1 4 cup shortening I 1 cup sugar 1 egg gg 1 34 3 4 all purpose flour A i 4 tsp asp salt 12 1 2 tsp asp soda 12 1 2 cup sour milk or buttermilk I 1 tsp asp vanilla 1 cup or canned shredded coconut 12 1 2 cup chopped seeded raisins 14 1 4 cup broken walnut meats cream shortening add sugar gradually an aej 1 cream well ad add well beaten egg sift flour once before measuring sift flour salt sail and soda together and add alternately with the milk add vanilla coconut raisins and nuts drop irom from a spoon onto a greased cooky sheet or pan and bake in ii a liot lot oven deg F for 7 min utes this recipe will make thre dozen small cookies |