Variety Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. margarine
1 c. sugar
1 c. brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla
3 c. quick-cooking oatmeal
1 c. shredded coconut
1/2 c. raisins, chocolate bits, chopped nuts and/or chopped dates

Preparation

Cream shortening and sugars.
Stir in eggs.
Sift together dry ingredients.
Add to sugar mixture.
Blend in vanilla, oatmeal, coconut and one or more of other additives.
Mix thoroughly.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 10 minutes.