Ranger Cookies

This is a crunchy crispy all around great cookie base. Use it as a spring board to add in other ingredients to tailor it to your tastes. Fruits, nuts and any flavored chips will only make this cookie better!

Ingredients:
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup butter
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups oatmeal
1 cup coconut
2 cups Rice Krispies
*Add Ins*

Servings: 2-3 dozen cookies (depending on size)

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375°F.

Cream the butter with the white and brown sugar. Add in the baking powder, baking soda, salt and vanilla and stir until combined.

Add in the eggs one at a time, mixing between each egg. Add flour in 3 or 4 increments mixing well between each addition.

Stir in oatmeal, coconut, and Rice Krispie cereal and mix well by hand. Add any addition ingredients you might like at this time. Fruit, nuts, chocolate etc.

Roll into small balls and flatten with a hand or the back of a spatula. Bake on an ungreased cookie sheets for 10-12 minutes or till light brown. Remove carefully from the pan and transfer to a cooling rack until cooled.

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Recipe From: http://www.food.com/recipe/ranger-cookies-19445

This cookie is okay with out any add-ins but when you add in some extra goodies that is when this cookie really shines. Add in as much or as little as you want and you can add just about anything your heart desires. I have made it with cranberries, white chocolate, chocolate, butterscotch, nuts and combinations of all of those and the cookies always turn out fantastic.

I first stumbled onto this recipe when looking for cookies to send out for a friend who was deployed to the desert. These cookies travel well and hold up to some tough conditions but still taste great and they freeze well too. My personal favorite is cranberry, white chocolate and almonds.