Cereal Nut Crispies

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups oatmeal, quick
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 cup nuts, chopped
• 2 cups rice puffs cereal

Recipe

• 1 cream shortening and sugars together.
• 2 add eggs; beat until fluffy.
• 3 sift flour, baking soda, and salt together; add to creamed mixture.
• 4 stir in oatmeal, coconut, and nuts.
• 5 carefully fold in rice puffs cereal.
• 6 shape into balls 1-1/2 inches in diameter.
• 7 cookies will flatten while baking.
• 8 place 2 inches apart on greased baking sheet.
• 9 bake in moderate 350 degree fahrenheit oven for 12 minutes until lightly browned.
• 10 remove at once from baking sheet to a cooling rack.
• 11 don't store cookies until completely cool.