Recipe: Ranger Cookies

Ranger Cookies are a family favorite. I don’t know for sure where they get their name, but I know that just about everyone in my family makes a variation of these cookies.

I got this version from my mom, who is an amazing cook. These are so yummy, I included them in the 2008 holiday candy parcels I sent to my friends!

Ranger Cookies

1 c. brown sugar
1 c. sugar
1 c. shortening
2 eggs
1 Tbs. vanilla
2 c. flour
½ tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
2 c. oatmeal
2 c. Cornflakes
2 c. pecans

Preheat oven to at 350°.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Cream together sugars and shortening. Add eggs one at a time. Add vanilla. In another bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and baking soda. Add to creamed mixture. Stir in oatmeal, cornflakes and pecans.

The dough will be very stiff. Use a cookie scoop and space cookies 2″ apart on prepared sheet.

Bake for 10 minutes. Allow to cool 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

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