ambrosia cookies

Recipe by
Adrienne May
New Castle, DE

These hearty cookies are chock full of all kinds of good things!

cook time 15 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For ambrosia cookies

  • 1 c
    butter
  • 1 c
    brown sugar
  • 2
    eggs
  • 2 c
    flour
  • 1/2 c
    oats
  • 2 Tbsp
    baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 c
    chopped dates
  • 1 c
    golden raisins
  • 1 c
    shredded coconut
  • 1 c
    chopped pecans
  • 1 tsp
    grated orange peel
  • 1 tsp
    grated lemon peel
  • 1/2 tsp
    almond extract
  • 1/2 tsp
    orange extract

How To Make ambrosia cookies

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 and lightly grease your cookie sheets.
  • 2
    Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs.
  • 3
    Combine flour, oats, baking powder, soda and salt. Add to mixure.
  • 4
    Add remaining ingredients. Drop onto lightly greased cookie sheets.
  • 5
    Bake 14-16 minutes. Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool on cookie sheet for 10 minutes.
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