Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream shortening together with both sugars. Beat in eggs and add vanilla. Sift together flour, baking powder & baking soda & mix with shortening & egg mixture. Stir in rolled oats and coconut, then fold in rice Crispies. Drop by teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

Description: "These cookies made from an old family recipe are excellent tucked into a lunch box."

Yield: 60

NOTES : Edna Sherman
* Sioux Falls
* South Dakota
* Sioux Empire Fair

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