Melt in Your Mouth Cookies

• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 12 cup butter (no substitutions)
• 12 cup shortening (Crisco is good)
• 1 large egg, well beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 12 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 12 teaspoon baking soda
• 12 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 12 cup nuts, chopped
• 12 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips (optional)

1. Set oven to 325F.
2. In a medium bowl; sift together flour, baking soda, salt and cream of tartar.
3. In another bowl, cream the butter, shortening, vanilla, and brown sugar; add beaten egg.
4. Add the sifted dry ingredients to the creamed mixture; mix well.
5. Add the coconut, nuts and chocolate chips (if using); stir well.
6. Drop the cookie dough onto a greased cookie sheet; press flat with a fork dipped in cream.
7. Bake 15-20 minutes.

brown sugar, butter, shortening, egg, vanilla, flour, salt, cream of tartar, baking soda, coconut, nuts, chocolate chips

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/melt-in-your-mouth-cookies-77634 (may not work)