Good Neighbor Cookies

• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 tbsp. cornstarch
• 1 cup crushed pineapple
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
• ½ cup grated coconut
• 1 cup fat
• 1 cup sifted all purpose flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2½ cups quick cooking oatmeal, uncooked

Combine sugar and cornstarch. Add pineapple (do not drain) and cook slowly until thick and clear. Add lemon juice. Cool.

Sift flour and salt together. Mix flour, sugar and oatmeal. Cut in fat making a crumbly mass. Place half of crumbs in a greased 8 x 12 inch baking pan. Pat down by hand. Spread with cooled pineapple mixture. Sprinkle remaining crumbs over top, patting smooth.

Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees) approximately 45 minutes. After baking, allow cookies to remain in pan five minutes before removing. When cold, cut into bars. Makes 2 dozen cookies.