Ranger Cookies

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These delicious homemade cookies will remind you of when you were young. Dried fruits, oatmeal, and coconut are mixed together to create the ultimate ranger cookies. It's the easiest cookie recipe you'll ever make!

Ranger Cookies
Prep Time:
25 mins
Cool Time:
1 mins
Bake Time:
8 mins
Total Time:
34 mins
Yield:
48 cookies

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter, softened

  • ½ cup granulated sugar

  • ½ cup packed brown sugar

  • ½ teaspoon baking powder

  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda

  • 1 egg

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

  • 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour

  • 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats

  • 1 cup flaked coconut

  • 1 cup raisins, dried cherries, dried cranberries, and/or mixed dried fruit bits

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F. In a large bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, and baking soda. Beat until combined, scraping side of bowl occasionally. Beat in egg and vanilla until combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Using a wooden spoon, stir in any remaining flour, the oats, coconut, and dried fruit.

  2. Drop dough by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are golden and centers are set. Let stand for 1 minute on cookie sheet. Transfer cookies to a wire rack; let cool.

Big Ranger Cookies:

Prepare as directed through Step 1. Using a 1/3-cup measure, drop dough in mounds 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten each mound into a 3-inch circle. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden and centers are set. Let stand for 1 minute on cookie sheet. Transfer cookies to a wire rack; let cool. Makes about 10 cookies.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

74 Calories
3g Fat
11g Carbs
1g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Calories 74
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 3g 4%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 10mg 3%
Sodium 34mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 11g 4%
Total Sugars 7g
Protein 1g
Calcium 10.1mg 1%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Potassium 51mg 1%
Folate, total 8.1mcg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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