Clara Squire's Macaroons

This recipe is one of the many compiled by Lisa Burton in her book, Around My Mother's Table: Stories and Recipes Celebrating Lives Lost to Breast Cancer. 

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup shortening
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups corn flakes
• 2 cups flaked coconut

METHOD

Preheat oven to 350°

In a large mixing bowl, cream together the sugars, shortening, eggs and vanilla.  

In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder  and baking soda. Stir the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture.  

When well blended, add the corn flakes and coconut. Mix  well and drop by teaspoonfuls on a lightly greased baking sheet.

Bake for 10 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool.

Contributor: B.J. Jones for her mother, Clara Squires

Printed with permission from ©2006, Lisa Burton Around My Mother's Table: Stories and Recipes Celebrating Lives Lost to Breast Cancer, published by Leathers Publishing

recipe from www.inmamaskitchen.com

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