Title: Coconut crinkles, finalist
 Categories: Import
      Yield: 48 Servings
 
    1/2 c  Soft shortening
    1/4 c  Butter or margarine
      1 c  Packed brown sugar
      1    Egg
      1 ts Vanilla
      1 c  Plain flour
      1 ts Baking soda
    1/4 ts Salt
  2 1/2 c  Cheerios; Crushed Down To 1
           -1/2 Cups
    3/4 c  Coconut
 
  Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease baking sheet. Cream shortening,
  butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in the egg and vanilla.
  Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Add to the creamed
  mixture. Blend thoroughly. Stir in crushed cereal and coconut. Drop
  by level tablespoons onto the baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or
  until lightly browned. Makes approximately 4 dozen cookies.
  
  NOTES : Sue Shull of Newport News "This is a great cookie that is
  easy to make. It's a favorite of my family. The ingredients are
  probably found in most homes, and the delicious flavor of this cookie
  makes it great for any celebration, especially birthdays. When I read
  about the contest, I thought of this cookie immediately. A friend
  that I met in Newport News gave me this recipe. She is a dear, warm
  person who you feel comfortable with the first time you meet her.
  Newport News is known for its hospitality and warmth to people who
  visit here. My husband and I moved here almost 26 years ago, and we
  loved it here. When we talk about home we mean Newport News, not
  where we were born and raised."