Coconut Date Cookies

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 lb dates, cut up
3 Tbsp shortening
1 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1 egg
1 cup grated coconut

Cream the sugar, shortening and the egg very well. Add the dates, walnuts and coconut; mix well. Drop by the teaspoonful, 2 inches apart, onto a greased cookie sheet. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 15 minutes. Watch the color and remove the cookies from the oven when they are golden brown. Do not over bake. Remove cookies from the cookie sheet when cool. Yields about 36 to 40 cookies.