1950s LAUSD Ranger Cookies

1952 CITY SCHOOL RANGER COOKIES

1 cup (2 sticks) butter at room temperature

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup brown sugar, packed

2 eggs, well beaten

2 cups sifted flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups rolled oats

2 cups cornflakes

1/2 cup coconut

1/2 cup chopped walnuts



Cream butter with granulated sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs.


Sift flour with baking powder, salt and baking soda. Blend into butter mixture. Add vanilla, oats, cornflakes, coconut and nuts and mix until blended.

Drop by tablespoonful on ungreased baking sheet. Flatten to 4-inch diameter. (Use square of wax paper to keep dough from sticking to fingers or whatever you're using to flatten dough.) For smaller cookies, drop by rounded teaspoon. Do not flatten.


Bake larger cookies at 350 degrees 10 to 12 minutes. Cookies should be slightly soft when removed from oven. Bake smaller cookies at 375 degrees 8 to 10 minutes.


22 (4-inch) cookies or 6 dozen small cookies. Each small cookie:


77 calories; 56 mg sodium; 13 mg cholesterol; 4 grams fat; 11 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram protein; 0.10 gram fiber.