Swedish Dream Cookies
From Midwest Living Magazine (October 1999)
Swedish Dream Cookies
1 1/2 cups sugar
2/3 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup shortening
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup coarsely chopped pecans
1/4 cup shredded coconut
1. In a large mixing bowl, beat sugar, butter, shortening and vanilla with an electric mixer till light and fluffy.
2. By hand, stir in flour and baking soda. Stir in pecans and coconut.
3. Roll cookie dough into 1-inch balls and place them 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
4. Bake in a 375� oven for 9 to 10 minutes or till the edges are lightly browned. Transfer the cookies to wire racks to cool. Makes about 48 cookies.
Nutrition facts per cookie: 99 cal., 6 g. fat, 11 g. carbo., 7 mg., chol. and 52 mg. sodium.