Ingredients

  • 1 cup margarine
  • 1 cup canola oil or 1 cup a good vegetable oil
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup Grape-nuts cereal
  • 1/2 cup Rice Krispies
  • 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup shredded coconut, unsweetened
  • 1/2 cup long thread coconut, sweetened
  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a mixing bowl, cream margarine, oil, granulated sugar and brown sugar.
  • Add eggs, vanilla extract and beat well.
  • In a separate mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, cream of tartar and baking soda.
  • Stir flour mixture into creamed mixture.
  • Stir in grape-nuts cereal, rice krispie cereal, rolled oats, both coconut and chopped pecan nuts; mix well to incorporate.
  • Drop by tablespoons on an ungreased baking sheet; flatten slightly with a fork.
  • Bake in preheated 350 F oven on lower rack for 5 minutes.
  • Move to middle rack and finish baking, about 5 to 8 minutes longer or until lightly browned.
  • Remove from baking sheet and cool on wire racks.