Lets Make Some Cookies 1956 Recipe From General Foods Day 8 Coconut Chews Cookies

Today we are making Coconut Chews..  I love coconut

1/4 cup butter or other shortening
2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/3 cup graduated sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/2 Baker's coconut
5 cups Post toasties

Or use 5 cups of Grape nut flakes, Post 40% Bran Flakes or Post Raisin Bran


Cream butter, add sugars gradually and cream together until  light and fluffy.  Add egg and beat

well.  Add nuts , coconut and cereal and mix thoroughly.  ( Mixture will be dry. ) Shape into rounds

by pressing mixture by tablespoonfuls against side of bowl.  Drop carefully on lightly greased baking

sheets and bake in moderate oven (350 degree ) 10 minutes or until done.  Remove at once from

baking sheet. Makes 36 chews.