Carrot-coconut Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 8 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup mashed cooked carrot
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup shortening (part margarine)
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup coconut

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400°.
• 2 mix carrots, sugar shortening and eggs.
• 3 stir in flour, baking powder and salt.
• 4 stir in coconut.
• 5 drop by teaspoon about 2-inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• 6 bake until almost no indentation remains when touched, about 8 minutes.
• 7 remove from cookie sheet and cool on wire rack.