Coconut Jam Cookies

Ingredients:
3/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 + 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 + 1/2 cups oatmeal
flaked coconut
fruit jam for filling

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl combine all the ingredients (except the jam and coconut) and stir until well blended. Form dough into ball and roll balls in flaked coconut. Place the balls on a cookies sheet and make a dimple in the center of them with your thumb. Fill the dimple with any fruit flavored jam. Bake the cookies at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes. Cool completely. Makes about 30.

Difficulty: Easy
Time to Make: about 1 hour
Recipe Origin: Mom