Coconut Orange Slice Cookies

Total Time

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 15 min./batch

Makes

2 dozen cookies

Updated: Apr. 24, 2022
This is a family recipe that was handed down to me. The coconut and orange combination gives them a distinctive taste unlike any other cookie I've had. They're perfect for Christmas! —Patricia Ann Stickler, Durand, Michigan
Coconut Orange Slice Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups old-fashioned oats
  • 2 cups orange candy slices, chopped
  • 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in oats, orange candy and coconut.
  2. Shape dough into 2-in. balls; place 3 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until cookies are set and edges begin to brown, 15-18 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container.

Test Kitchen tip
  • Cutting the orange candies on a cutting board sprinkled with granulated sugar will help keep it from sticking together after it's cut.
  • Nutrition Facts

    1 cookie: 285 calories, 10g fat (3g saturated fat), 16mg cholesterol, 144mg sodium, 46g carbohydrate (30g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.