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Ranger Cookies

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 9/30/21Updated: 8/30/23

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Raggedy Ann Cookies

Ranger cookies are chewy oatmeal cookie loaded with coconut, pecans, and crispy rice cereal. You will love the texture and the flavor.

Raggedy Ann Cookies

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

This recipe originally appeared on the back of C&H Sugar box and were called Raggedy Ann Cookiesis. It’s been around for decades! They have also been know as Ranger Cookies since the 1930s. No matter what you call them, they are crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside and loaded with oatmeal, coconut, pecans and crispy rice cereal. They texture and flavor are both delicious.

Chewy Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

  • Quick Oats
  • Sugar, granulated sugar and brown sugar
  • Flour, all purpose
  • Shortening
  • Eggs
  • Vanilla Extract
  • Salt
  • Baking Soda
  • Baking Powder
  • Crispy Rice Cereal
  • Shredded Coconut, sweetened
  • Pecans, chopped
Raggedy Ann Cookies

How To Make Ranger Cookies

  • Cream together the shortening and sugars until light and fluffy.
  • Add in vanilla, salt and eggs.
  • Combine flour, baking soda and baking powder and add to sugar mixture.
  • Mix until combined and stir in oats, cereal, coconut and nuts. Combine well.
  • Form dough into golf ball size balls and place on baking sheet
  • Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
  • Allow to cool on a rack.
Raggedy Ann Cookies

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I substitute the shortening?

You can substitute butter if you like. You will use the same amount of butter.

These are the perfect after school cookie.  Just pour me a big glass of milk and I’m a happy camper.  These are the kind of oatmeal cookies your grandma would have made and probably did.

Raggedy Ann Cookies

Check out more of my favorite oatmeal cookie recipes:

  • Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Lemon Oatmeal Cookies
  • Crispy Oatmeal Cookies

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Raggedy Ann Cookies

Ranger Cookies

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
Thin and deliciously chewy oatmeal cookies loaded with oatmeal, coconut, pecans, and crispy rice.
serves: 30 cookies
Prep:10 minutes minutes
Cook:10 minutes minutes
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Total:20 minutes minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking bowder
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 cups quick cooking oats
  • 2 cups crispy rice cereal
  • 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Cream together the shortening and sugars until light and fluffy.
  • Add in vanilla, salt and eggs.
  • Combine flour, baking soda and baking powder and add to sugar mixture.
  • Mix until combined and stir in oats, cereal, coconut and nuts. Combine well.
  • Form dough into golf ball size balls and place on baking sheet
  • Bake for 10 minutes.
  • Cookies will be still be soft in the middle. Allow to cool on a rack.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 199kcal (10%) Carbohydrates: 24g (8%) Protein: 2g (4%) Fat: 11g (17%) Saturated Fat: 3g (19%) Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g Monounsaturated Fat: 5g Trans Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 11mg (4%) Sodium: 129mg (6%) Potassium: 64mg (2%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 15g (17%) Vitamin A: 18IU Vitamin C: 1mg (1%) Calcium: 14mg (1%) Iron: 1mg (6%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:Dessert
Cuisine:American
Raggedy Ann Cookies
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  1. lisa g. says

    Posted on 1/10 at 12:15 pm

    Hi. The Raggdity Ann recipe didn’t call for oatmeal. Was the addition of oats your idea?
    How did you figure out how much oats to add?
    Thank you!

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 1/10 at 12:18 pm

      Lisa, These are an adaptation of the original Raggedy Ann cookie.

      Reply
  2. Judy says

    Posted on 10/9 at 7:35 pm

    Recipe sounds great!

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 10/9 at 7:52 pm

      They are so yummy!

      Reply
  3. Brenda Adams says

    Posted on 10/7 at 7:46 am

    Thank you for sharing this recipe with us.

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 10/9 at 7:53 pm

      You’re welcome – hope you enjoy them too

      Reply

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