Hawkeye Cookies

Who's to say which recipe belongs to which individual? A very good question
for all of us recipe/cookbook collectors! Here's a good example: I ran across a
recipe recently called "Pride of Iowa Cookies". I did a double take as I read it.
It sounded delicious, and also sounded virtually identical to a treasured
recipe that came to me via a friend at the University of Iowa (where I did a
brief stint, many years ago). Call it what you will, these cookies are yummy!

1 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup brown sugar (packed)
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 cups rolled oats
1 cup coconut
1 cup chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets.
In a large bowl cream together shortening and both sugars. Add eggs,
one at a time, beating well. Add vanilla extract and blend in well. Mix
in flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and oats. Mix well. Then stir
in coconut and chopped nuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets.
Bakes 15 minutes and let cookies cool on wire rack. Makes about 3
dozen yummy cookies!

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