Ranger Cookies Recipe

Ranger Cookies RecipePhoto by: Taste of Home Ranger Cookies Recipe Rating 5

These golden brown cookies are crispy on the outside and cake-like on the inside. Their tasty blend of oats, rice cereal, coconut and brown sugar have made them a favorite with our family. You won't be able to eat just one—Mary Lou Boyce,Wilmington, Delaware

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Ranger Cookies Recipe
  • Prep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min./batch
  • Yield: 91 Servings
25 10 35

Ingredients

  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups quick-cooking oats
  • 2 cups crisp rice cereal
  • 1 cup flaked coconut

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the oats, cereal and coconut.
  • Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 7-9 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks. Yield: 7-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 63 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 5 mg cholesterol, 40 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Ranger Cookies in Taste of Home February/March 2008, p37

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Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2011 by shecooksalot

These cookies were very delicious and different. The texture is just so unique. I will definately make these again and experiment with different flavored chips and nuts. I did not have a problem with the dough being dry like others. Mine was pretty moist. I did substitue 1/2 cup of Splenda for 1/2 cup of the white sugar. I should have flattened them more with my fingers, but they still turned out. Great cookie!!!


Reviewed on Sep. 29, 2011 by tlbotr

The crisp rice cereal added a pleasant crunch. I also added mini chocolate chips. They did not last long


Reviewed on Jul. 24, 2011 by lltooley

Very different! We liked these cookies a lot. I used butter flavored shortening that added a bit of a richer flavor. The crisp rice cereal really added a nice touch.


Reviewed on Apr. 05, 2011 by Heather74

My boss made these cookies and they were terrific! I asked him how he altered the recipe and he said he substituted the shortening with 1 stick of margarine and 1 stick of butter and also used an airbake sheet, so he let them bake for 11 minutes. Other than that no changes to the recipe.


Reviewed on Aug. 23, 2010 by xicota

These were good---I liked the combination of textures. I also had a problem with the dough being too dry, so next time I make them I will add another egg as suggested, and decrease the oats and coconut a little bit. I also substituted butter for the shortening.


Reviewed on Aug. 19, 2010 by Angel Heyerly

Yummy, crispy taste. I added chocolate chips.


Reviewed on Apr. 23, 2010 by mydogmoe

Really great!


Reviewed on Jan. 11, 2010 by debeachbaker

While I would make these cookies again, probably even this weekend, I would definitely alter the amount of the dry ingredients. I bake 3-4 times a week, and consider myself an expert cookie baker, however this recipe MUST have been written incorrectly. The dough resembled bird seed when mixed and the cookies weren't edible. I only baked one dozen before tossing the rest of the batter in the trash. Since the cookie is basically a slightly altered oatmeal cookie recipe, I plan to use the Quaker oatmeal cookie recipe on the box, substituting rice cereal for half of the oatmeal. I think this will suffice to morph it into a non-traditional oatmeal cookie.


Reviewed on Oct. 06, 2009 by Mrs.Young1988

Would only give this recipe a 3star because I agree w/ a few others that this recipe is too dry. I changed a few things and made the dough more workable. I added 1 extra egg for a total of 3 eggs. Then I pared down the Oats to 1 Cup and the Rice Cereal to 1 Cup. I was able to use my cookie scoop and the cookies flattened out just as they are supposed to when they baked. Yielding a 5 Star recipe!


Reviewed on Jul. 14, 2009 by rharkless

These cookies are great, and low-calorie, too (as long as you don't eat 8 of them like me)!

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