Germantown Cookies

Linda Kadlec's Note:

These cookies are like macaroons, only better.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 40

Yield: 40.0 Cookies

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon orange rind
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 cup pecans, chopped

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to moderate speed (350 degrees).
2. Cream sugar and butter or margarine.
3. Add eggs, then vanilla.
4. Sift dry ingredien ts (flour, soda, powder, salt and orange peel) together.
5. Add to first mixture.
6. Add oatmeal, coconut and nuts.
7. Roll out to 2" thickness and cutout with a 2" biscuit cutter and place on cookie sheet or drop by Tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheets.
8. Bake for 12 minutes.
9. Let cool on pan for 2-3 minutes .
10. Move to cooling surface (paper towels or cooling racks) and let completely cool.
11. Make appoximately 40 cookies.

Reviews

[sconehead]

Great cookie! I made one change though. I replaced the pecans with dried cranberries, since my kids don't like nuts. I also flattened them with a glass dipped in turbinado sugar....gave them a wonderful crunch to the chewiness....they are YUMMY!! thanks for the great recipe!

[Potluck]

My cookie jar was empty and I wanted to try something different.I had a fresh orange that I had forgotten about in the refrigerator.I am so glad I decided on this recipe. I doubled it..The cookies are very flavorful ( we really like the ornage flavor)and nice and chewy..It is a definite keeper..Thank you for this recipe. I will be making them often...

[sourdough]

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