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Yum Yum Cookies stacked in a white bowl.
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Mom's Yum Yum Cookies

These Yum Yum Cookies are loaded with goodies! A light and airy cookie, filled with coconut, chocolate chips, oatmeal, and Rice Krispies. This cookie is quite famous in one family and I am honored to share Mom's recipe, along with the story of them with you. 
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Total Time22 minutes
Course: Cookies
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate chips, Coconut, cookies, cream of tartar, Mom's recipe, Mom's yum yum cookies, oatmeal, rice krispies, yum yum cookies
Servings: 5 dozen
Calories: 140kcal
Author: Michaela Kenkel

Ingredients

  • 1 cup oleo or butter softened
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup cooking oil I used vegetable
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 3 ½ cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 cup oatmeal
  • 1 cup Rice Krispies

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 
  • In your mixer bowl cream together butter and sugars. Add in oil, vanilla and egg and mix well. 
  • Sift together flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt and gradually mix the flour mixture into the butter mixture until incorporated. 
  • Fold in the Rice Krispies, coconut, oatmeal, and chocolate chips by hand. 
  • Drop by rounded teaspoonful onto the baking sheet.
  • Bake for 12 minutes at 350 degrees.
  • Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container. 

Notes

Recipe Credit: Alice Rupiper

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 140kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 90mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g