Mix flour, coconut, oats, and sugar in a bowl, make a well in center

Preheat oven to 300 F

Place shortening and corn syrup into a pot, melt over medium heat.

Once melted and combined, take off from heat and dissolve baking soda in hot boiling water. Pour into melted shortening, stir to combine.

Pour mixture into dry mixture and mix to combine

Wet your hands and roll 1 heaping tbsp of mixture into balls, you can use ice cream scoop, much easier

Place balls on aluminum foil lined baking sheet and bake for 15 mins, until golden brown. Cool on tray. (Alternately, you can slightly press down the balls for crispier cookies)