Ranger Cookies

How have I lived this long and never heard of Ranger cookies? The Cookie Monster has nothing on me when it comes to cookies.

While on one of my recent walks, I chatted with Claudia (socially distant) and the subject went to hand written recipe cards, which lead to this recipe as one of the family's favorite cookie recipes. She shared that her mom added dates, walnuts and used corn flakes instead of rice krispies. For those who have been in this area for a while, Claudia shared her mom, Hazel Pennell Jacobson was the youngest daughter of Claude and Anna Pennell of Prescott. She was a Home Economics teacher in Sunnyside.

I did Google it and the only thing it mentioned was using quick oats and sweetened coconut, which was probably understood. The comment was these were crispy on the outside, cake like on the inside, (good description)

I didn't get a chance to make them this weekend. I made Buttermilk Honey Bread and finally finished the Bran Muffin mixture, but Claudia invited me to stop by and have one. We did an old fashioned exchange, her cookies for my bran muffins. They are a keeper for sure.

Speaking of bread, and the shortage of yeast! Good heavens, seriously, did everyone decide to start making bread? I'm curious if they will continue to do or will have an extra supply of yeast hanging around? I looked it up and those who make yeast were not prepared to have so many people buying it. They are prepared for it in November and December. Interesting year for sure.

I am adding the hand-written recipe card without the usual instructions because we all understood what needed to be done. The other picture is of Hazel's favorite recipes compiled by her family. How fun! And I noticed it was 191 pages.

Do you have a family recipe that you have written on a card, and you dig it out each time to make? Some of mine have smudges and smears. One I had to actually write over the ingredients because it had faded.

Enjoy!