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Here is a simple drop cookie recipe. You will need:

• 1 1/4 c. flour
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. ginger, ground
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/2 cup butter-flavored shortening
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup ground almonds

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets and set aside. Beat shortening, sugars, vanilla, and egg together until blended well. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Roll dough into balls and place on prepared cookie sheets. Bake 10 minutes. Cool on a rack.