Orange Slice Cookies

1 c light brown sugar, firmly packed
1 c white sugar
1 cut butter flavor crisco, or 1/2 c shortening, 1/2 c butter
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 c flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 c quick oats
2 c orange slice candies, finely snipped*
1 c flaked coconut

• In a large mixing bowl, cream sugars and shortening  until light and fluffy.  
• Add the eggs and vanilla and beat well.
• In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir to blend.
• Stir the dry mixture into the creamed mixture.
• Stir in oats, orange slice candy and coconut.
• Shape into 1-inch balls
• Place on a greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes, until lightly browned
• Remove to wire cooling racks

*to cut the orange slice candy- put 2 T flour in a soup bowl, spray kitchen shears with Pam, cut the candies in half and then about 5-6 more snips. Put the snipped candy pieces in the flour so they don't stick together.

Launa made orange slice Christmas tree ornaments for the grandkids but Kirt thought they looked like a pizza.  So when she sent the ornaments she also sent a box of orange stuff- jello, kool-aid, whack chocolate orange, etc...and a bag of orange slice candies and this recipe.