Montana Ranger Cookies Recipes

RANGER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in oats, cereal and coconut., Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, 7-9 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

RANGER COOKIES (RECIPE DATED 1931)

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream shortening, add sugar and brown sugar gradually. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until light and fluffy. Sift flour, baking soda, salt, and baking powder together and mix with the first mixture. Add oatmeal, rice cereal, and coconut. Mix well. Drop by tablespoons on slightly greased cookie sheet and bake for 12 minutes.
• 2. NOTE: Sometimes Mom would add raisins or chocolate chips. Use up to 1 cup of either of these.

BEST RANGER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375*.Grease several baking sheets or use nonstick spray.
• In a medium bowl, thorougly stir flour, baking powder,baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat together the butter and shortening until lightened. Add the brown sugar and sugar and beat until fluffy and smooth. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until evenly incorporated. Beat or stir in flour mixture until evenly incorporated. Stir in the oats, corn flakes, pecans and coconut until evenly incorporated.
• Let the dough stand for 5-10 minutes or until firmed up again.
• Shape portions of dough into generous golf ball sized with lightly greased hands. Place on baking sheets, spacing about 3" apart. Using your hand, pat down the balls until about 1/3" thick.
• Bake the cookies, one sheet at a time, in the upper third of the oven for 8-11 minutes or until tinged with brown and just beginning to firm up in the centers, be careful not to overbake.
• Transfer the sheet to a wire rack and let stand until the cookies firm up slightly, about 3 minutes.
• Using a spatula, transfer the cookies to wire rack and cool completely -- Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 1 month.

NANA'S RANGER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Cream shortening with butter. Gradually add sugars and cream thoroughly.
• Beat eggs in a small bowl and add to cream sugar mixture.
• In a small bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Slowly add to cream sugar mix.
• Add vanilla, oatmeal, wheaties & coconut and combine well.
• Drop by teaspoon onto parchment lined cookie sheet.
• Bake 10-15 minutes.