My Favorite Cookie

1 c. butter or margarine

1 c. brown sugar

3/4 c. sugar

1 egg, beaten

2 tsp. soda

1/8 tsp. salt

2 1/2 c. flour

1 c. oatmeal

1 c. chopped dates

1 c. chopped pecans

1 c. coconut (optional)

1 tsp. vanilla

Cream butter and sugar, add egg and mix well. Add dry ingredients. Work in dates, nuts and coconut. Roll into balls the size of a quarter. Roll in sugar and cinnamon mixture, flatten a little. Place on cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart and bake in 350 oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Makes 7 dozen.

Mrs. Esther Bowman

Our Swiss Pantry II

First Mennonite Church (Berne, IN)

1987