Ingredients
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup nuts
4 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup sour cream or buttermilk
Directions
Cream the white and brown sugar with the shortening. Beat in the eggs
and vanilla.
Combine the raisins, coconut, and nuts, grind fine in a food
processor or grinder. Add to the above.
Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt together; add these, along with
the buttermilk, to the above.
Divide the dough into several parts; roll each part into a long, inch
thick snakelike shape; cut the snake at approximately half inch
intervals. Arrange the nut-like cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet;
bake at 325 degrees for 10 - 12 minutes, depending on whether you
prefer softer or crunchy cookies.
Servings: 6 servings
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