Title: Aloha oatmeal cookies
 Categories: Cookie
      Yield: 30 Servings
 
    3/4 c  All-vegetable shortening
  1 1/4 c  Light brown sugar
      1    Egg
      2 tb Orange juice
      1 tb Grated orange peel
      1 ts Vanilla
    1/2 ts Orange or lemon extract
      3 c  Quick oats; uncooked
      1 c  All-purpose flour
    1/2 ts Baking soda
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Powdered ginger
      1 cn (8-oz) crushed pineapple in
           -natural juice; well drained
      1 c  Flaked coconut
      1 c  Coarse chopped macadamia
           -nuts or blanched almonds
 
  
  Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease
  baking sheets with shortening.  Place sheets of foil on countertop for
  cooling cookies.
  
  Combine shortening, brown sugar, egg, orange juice, orange peel,
  vanilla and orange or lemon extract in a large bowl. Beat at medium
  speed of electric mixer until well blended.
  
  Combine oats, flour, baking soda, salt and ginger.  Mix into creamed
  mixture at low speed just until blended. Stir in pineapple, coconut
  and nuts.
  
  Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto prepared
  baking sheet.
  
  Bake one baking sheet at a time for 10 to 12 minutes, or until lightly
  browned.  Do not overbake.  Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet.  Remove
  cookies to foil to cool completely. Makes about 2+1/2 to three dozen.