coconut oatmeal cookies i

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups rolled oats

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• in a medium mixing bowl cream shortening, butter, and sugars. add eggs and vanilla until blended. set aside.
• in a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients, withholding the coconut until all other dry ingredients are blended. add coconut.
• combine wet and dry ingredients until moist. drop on greased cookie sheet about 1-2 inches apart. bake for 10 minutes or until golden. remove from oven immedietly- if overcooked cookies get hard.