Rene's Cookies

This is a recipe I received from my good friend Rene. So that is what I guess I am going to call them! :) I made them the other day and they turned out scrumptious! Her recipe calls for Weaties cereal and I didn't have any so I substituted it for Honey Bunches of Oats and it turned out great, I loved the little bit of crunch that the cereal added. I guess you could probably experiment and add any kind of cereal that you might have on hand. How about rice crispies? Sounds good to me! Anyway, I also didn't add the coconut just because I didn't have any on hand. I think this would just make them a little more chewy and moist.

Rene's Cookies

1 cup shortening

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup white sugar

2 eggs

1 t. vanilla flavoring

2 cups flour

1/2 t. baking powder

1/2 t. salt

1 t. soda (dissolved in 1 T. water)

2 cups oatmeal

2 cups Weaties cereal (or other cereal on hand)

1 cup coconut

choc. chips

Cream shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla together. Add the other dry ingredients and drop by spoonfuls unto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 350 for 8-10 min. or until golden brown. Cool on a bakers rack and ENJOY with a nice glass of cold milk!