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great grandma johnson's pineapple drop cookies

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Recipe by
Fran Murray
@franmurray
Fountain Hills, AZ

These cookies are wonderfully moist and delicious! My Grandmother made the best cookies and these are some of my favorites. These need to be eaten within a couple days or they loose their moistness (I don't think they'll last that long in your house anyway!).

yield 3 to 4 dozen
prep time 15 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For great grandma johnson's pineapple drop cookies

  • 1/2 c
    butter, unsalted
  • 1/2 c
    crisco shortening
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1 c
    brown sugar, lightly packed
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 Tbsp
    hot water
  • 4 c
    all purpose flour
  • 2 lg
    eggs, beaten
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1 c
    broken nuts (optional)
  • 8 oz
    can crushed pineapple

How To Make great grandma johnson's pineapple drop cookies

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • 2
    Cream the butter and shortening. Add sugar, baking soda, and hot water. Then add the beaten eggs. Stir in salt, vanilla and broken nuts (if using). Add crushed pineapple; mix in flour.
  • 3
    Drop onto ungreased cookie sheet, a teaspoon at a time. Cook at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on wire rack.
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