Coconut Oatmeal Cookies I Recipe

Ingredients:

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

Instructions:

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.