Carrot Coconut Cookies

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A very soft cake-like cookie. A great way to get carrots into my dad's diet; sure he is not the only one who needs a little help that way. Wish i could tell you where i got this, but...dad never knew there were carrots in his cookies.

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Steps

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Heat oven to 400.

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Mix carrots , sugar shortening and eggs.

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Stir in flour , baking powder and salt.

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Stir in coconut.

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Drop by teaspoon about 2-inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.

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Bake until almost no indentation remains when touched , about 8 minutes.

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Remove from cookie sheet and cool on wire rack.

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Ingredients

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carrot, sugar, shortening, eggs, flour, baking powder, salt, coconut