1952 city school flying saucers (ranger cookies)

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Mikekey *
Seattle, WA

Recipe from Los Angeles Unified School District. Served in school cafeterias. After making these the first time, I think some dried cranberries would be good in them.

(2 ratings)
yield 22 large cookies or 6 dozen small cookies
prep time 20 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For 1952 city school flying saucers (ranger cookies)

  • 1 c
    butter, room temperature
  • 1 c
    granulated sugar
  • 1 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 2
    eggs, well beaten
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 2 c
    all purpose flour, sifted
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 2 c
    rolled oats
  • 2 c
    cornflakes
  • 1/2 c
    coconut
  • 1/2 c
    semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 c
    chopped walnuts

How To Make 1952 city school flying saucers (ranger cookies)

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350F (for larger cookies) or 375F (for smaller cookies)
  • 2
    Cream butter with granulated sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
  • 3
    Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Stir in vanilla extract.
  • 4
    Sift flour with baking powder, salt and baking soda. Stir into butter mixture.
  • 5
    Add oats, cornflakes, coconut, chocolate chips and nuts and stir until blended.
  • 6
    Drop by tablespoons onto 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 small cookies, drop by rounded teaspoon. Do not flatten.
  • 7
    Bake larger cookies at 350 degrees F for 10 to 12 minutes. Cookies should be slightly soft when removed from oven. Bake smaller cookies at 375 degrees F for 8 to 10 minutes.

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