Lebanese Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 1/8 cup shredded coconut, toasted
• 1 cup quick-cooking oatmeal, uncooked
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup room temperature water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 lightly grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
• 3 mix all the ingredients (hands work best) except water until dough is combined and crumbly.
• 4 add water and vanilla and knead until smooth.
• 5 roll dough into walnut size balls and place on cookie sheets about 2" apart.
• 6 flatten with a fork.
• 7 bake 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 8 transfer to wire racks to cool.