Golden Carrot Jewel Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
1/2 c. margarine
3/4 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 c. mashed, cooked carrots
2 tsp. orange rind
1/3 c. orange juice or juice of 1 medium orange
1 1/4 c. flour
1/4 c. Cream of Wheat cereal
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 c. shredded coconut

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0.
Mix together the shortening, margarine, sugar, eggs, carrots, orange juice and orange rind.
To this mixture, add flour, Cream of Wheat cereal, baking powder, salt and shredded coconut.
Drop dough by teaspoons about 2 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheet.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes.
Remove immediately and cool on wire rack.
Frost, if desired, with Orange Butter Icing.
Store tightly closed in foil or can.