Ambrosia Cookies
By: Anonymous
Published: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 5:16pm

Ingredients




1 cup Butter or margarine
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Firmly packed brown sugar
2 Eggs, well beaten
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
2 cups All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Baking powder
teaspoon Baking soda
teaspoon Salt
1 cup Flaked coconut
cup Quick-cooking or regular oats, uncooked
1 cup Chopped pecans
2 cups Chopped dates (or raisins)
1 tablespoon Grated lemon rind
1 teaspoon Grated orange rind

Preparation

1 Cream butter in a large mixing bowl; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, beating well; stir in vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, coconut, oats, pecans, dates, lemon rind, and orange rind in a medium mixing bowl; mix well. Add to creamed mixture; blend well. Drop dough by teasoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 F for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. < 2 Yield: 4 dozen 3 /COOKIES